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Greece’s debt crisis
The story of the week that brought the future of Greece and the Eurozone to the brink
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Doi Moi: Vietnam's economic miracle
Radical reforms introduced in 1986 lifted millions out of poverty
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The oil crisis of 1973
In October 1973, Arab nations slashed oil production causing prices to sky rocket
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Celtic Tiger: Ireland's 'ghost estates'
How the collapse of Ireland's Celtic Tiger led to thousands of abandoned housing estates
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'Hot Autumn': When Italy’s workers revolted
In 1969, Italy erupted as thousands of workers went on strike
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UK’s ‘Winter of Discontent’
In 1979, British gravediggers went on strike over pay
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Cesar Chavez’s campaign for farm workers
How the leader of a labour movement became a US civil rights hero
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India's onion election
In 1980 Indira Gandhi came into power in India, it became known as the "onion election"
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The Great American Grain Robbery
How a catastrophic trade deal between the US and Moscow sparked a global food price shock
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Bulgaria's cash crisis
How an American economist helped save Bulgaria from financial collapse.
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The 'Nixon Shock' and the end of the Gold Standard
In 1971, the US president, Richard Nixon, abandoned the gold standard.
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Mexico's Tequila Crisis
In January 1995 Mexico was forced to seek a multi-billion dollar bailout from the US
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Ireland's bank bailout
In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis Ireland had to borrow billions
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When Irish Pubs Saved the Economy
When Ireland's banks went on strike in 1970, people cashed their cheques in pubs.
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The Great Depression
During the 1930s the people of the US faced widespread economic hardship
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The Tolpuddle Martyrs
How six English farmworkers defied the authorities to form a trade union in 1834.
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