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- THE INDIAN BAILOUT. MEHRA, PUJA // Business Today;11/30/2008, Vol. 17 Issue 24, p56
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- Viewpoint. Martin, Charles // Orange County Business Journal;3/2/2009, Vol. 32 Issue 9, p51
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- Sooner or later, you, the mighty British consumer, will trigger a stinker of a recession. All you have to do is divert to your piggy bank 2p or 3p in every pound you spend. Hosking, Patrick // New Statesman;1/13/2003, Vol. 132 Issue 4620, p35
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- Economic debate more about politics, public relations. Samuelson, Robert J. // Fort Worth Business Press;1/21/2008, Vol. 21 Issue 3, p38
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