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The Changed World Economy

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The talk today is of the "changing world economy." I wish to argue that the world economy is not "changing"; it has already changed--in its foundations and in its structure--and in all probability the change is irreversible.

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the changed world economy

Submitted by miriam c. (Mar. 30, 2009) on July 21, 2009 - 3:51am.

please, note Soviet Union is no longer the right name for Russia

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