Fancy Footwear and Austerity Won’t Save Portugal

Anyone still in need of proof that austerity isn’t fixing the euro area’s debt crisis should visit Portugal. Hundreds of thousands of Portuguese took to the streets of Lisbon to protest against economic austerity on March 2, and the only surprise is that they didn’t do so earlier. Portugal is th…

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Fancy Footwear and Austerity Won’t Save Portugal