Behind New Europe's facade
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1409564,00.html
Neo-liberalism has delivered unemployment and lower living standards
for the majority in eastern Europe. But opposition is growing
Neil Clark
Thursday February 10, 2005
The Guardian
Visitors on cheap weekend breaks to Budapest, Prague, Warsaw and other
capitals of "new Europe" may well return home believing the standard
western orthodoxy: that the former communist nations of eastern Europe
are vibrant, thriving places, populated by increasingly prosperous
people, reaping the benefits of their country's integration in
Euro-Atlantic structures. If, however, tourists strayed beyond the main
boulevards and city-centre attractions, they would see a very different
picture - one which the enthusiasts for economic reform are less keen
to be highlighted.
Neil Clark
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