November 19, 2008 12:33 PM
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Government and the Economy | BTalk Australia
(16min 43) The government has tried various techniques for reducing the impact of the global economic crisis, from guaranteeing bank deposits to one-off payouts to encourage spending.
Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to Nicholas Guren, Chief Executive of Lateral Economics, about the likely effectiveness or otherwise of these initiatives. What else could the government be doing?
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