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Word: roolvink (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1971-1971
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...economists forecast for this year a rise in unemployment, a lower yield on invested capital, a drop in investments and a worsening balance of payments. A six-month freeze in wages has been imposed by the government to retard a 4% price rise. Dutch Minister of Social Affairs Bouke Roolvink recently went shopping with a disgruntled huisvrouw who had challenged him to stay within her inflation-socked budget. At the checkout counter he came up red-faced and $6 short...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WORLD ECONOMY: The Slowdown Goes Global | 3/22/1971 | See Source »

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