Underwriting DemocracyDuring the 1970s, George Soros, the Hungarian-born financier, funded opposition movements under Communist regimes. Here, he recounts his efforts to further the cause of democracy in eastern Europe, and calls for the Soviet economy to be restructured around a hard currency. |
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Cracking the Communist Structure | 3 |
The Collapse of the Soviet System | 34 |
Europe as an Open System | 62 |
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