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HARDtalk: Norman Lamont, Constantine Papadopoulos and Mario Blejer

04/10/2011

Norman Lamont, Constantine Papadopoulos and Mario Blejer

BBC News Channel - HARDtalk, Norman Lamont, Constantine Papadopoulos and Mario Blejer

Stephen Sackur and three guests discuss the economic situation in Greece.

Stephen Sackur talks to three guests, from Greece, Argentina and Britain, all with long experience of economic policymaking. How best to deal with Greece's economic situation?

Is it time to end the 'Alice in Wonderland' economics inside the Eurozone and acknowledge that Greece is bankrupt? Default will bring with it plenty of pain - for Greece, the Eurozone and the wider world - but the longer it takes, the more corrosive could be the uncertainty and fear. Stephen Sackur talks to three guests, from Greece, Argentina and Britain, all with long experience of economic policymaking in the toughest of times. What should policymakers do now to avert disaster?

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