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How did Iceland recover? Report from Davos

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In this three-minute interview, Iceland's President Olafur Ragnar Grimson explains that their recovery from the economic crisis was based on actions that went against the orthodox prescriptions--Let the banks fail, introduce currency controls, provide support for the poor, don't push austerity measures. Why are banks the "holy churches of the economy?"
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Scott Baker is a Managing Editor & The Economics Editor at Opednews, and a former blogger for Huffington Post, Daily Kos, and Global Economic Intersection.

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