April 2, 2012

Time to Break Up the Eurozone

Charles Dumas, Bloomberg

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Since the launch of the euro in January 1999,Germany and the Netherlands have experienced a growth slowdown and loss of wealth for their citizens that would not have happened had they never joined the euro.

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