When the World Went Bust - 4 January 09 - Part 2

After years of unprecedented boom a financial firestorm, sparked in the US, is sweeping through much of the world. In a special programme Al Jazeera's Samah el-Shahat charts the roots of the financial crisis and visits Iceland, one of the high-profile casualties where jobs are being lost and lives destroyed.

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YouTube | January 4, 2009

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