Listen to John Robertson on inflation in Zimbabwe

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Worried About Inflation? Try Zimbabwe's 1,000 Percent


All Things Considered, May 17, 2006 · Melissa Block talks with Zimbabwean economist John Robertson about the massive inflation in real prices caused by the devaluation of government currency. Anecdotes in recent news reports put prices for goods such as bread and orange juice at as much as 500,000 Zimbabwe dollars -- or five U.S. dollars.

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