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Economic Collapse Forces Iceland Rethink (All Things Considered)

Submitted by iw on January 23, 2010 – 9:28 pmNo Comment

MP3… With the bursting of the economic bubble in Iceland at the end of 2008, many people have been thrown out of work. Lines now form every week at a soup kitchen that hands out free food, and there is a growing acknowledgment that Icelanders need to get back to their core industries such as fishing and agriculture. [All Things Considered] (4m 22s)

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