The recent demonstrations in Western Europe that took place last week describe the inability of social welfare systems to deal with a second wave of the financial crisis. But, at the same time, Latvia could be described as a failed state because the government cannot provide such levels of social benefits that would be sufficient for survival for many. I hope that the reader of this article, besides those living in the Baltic States, is someone from Western Europe and will gain insight into problems that people in Latvia have to struggle with.It could be argued that the effect of t...
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