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Painful austerity

Is austerity worth the pain? Reports from across Europe on how cuts affect the public. Plus, is Italy's fundamental problem that it is run by old men?

Is austerity worth the pain? 大象传媒 correspondents report from across Europe on how cuts are affecting the public mood and the way people live.

Lesley Curwen talks to John Psaropolos, an economics blogger based in Athens and David McWilliams, an economist who used to work at the Irish Central Bank.

Plus, businesman Luke Johnson wonders whether Italy's fundamental problem is that it is run by old men.

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18 minutes

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Thu 17 Nov 2011 11:32GMT

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  • Thu 17 Nov 2011 08:32GMT
  • Thu 17 Nov 2011 11:32GMT

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