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Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World
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Denise
Dec 11, 2011 rated it liked it
A great analysis of the economic crisis and its various national nuances. Lewis exposes various countries for their fiscal irresponsibilities, while linking these to unique cultural traits. However, as someone who has lived in a foreign country for more than 7 years, I felt that Lewis's short stay in each country can only offer a superficial analysis of societies which have rather complicated social structures and histories. Furthermore, it is true that most of his sources derived from interview ...more
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