Latvia and austerity
Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis on why austerity cuts should be done quickly, and round-the-world sailor Dee Caffari tells of her life-changing decision to leave a teaching job.
Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis tells Lesley Curwen why he thinks painful austerity cuts should be done quickly. He also reveals that officials from other deficit-ridden nations, including the UK, have been seeking advice from Latvia.
And round-the-world sailor Dee Caffari tells of her life-changing decision to leave the world of teaching. It happened after the death of her father, who had advised her to act on her yearnings for adventure.
Plus, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Chris Hogg reports from Shanghai on why China's elite workers are less than keen to work for global companies.
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- Tue 25 Jan 2011 08:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Online
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