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Gambling debt : Iceland’s rise and fall in the global economy / ed. by E. Paul Durrenberger and Gisli Palsson.

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ISBN 978-1-60732-334-1 (paperback) — ISBN 978-1-60732-335-8 (ebook)

1. Iceland—Economic conditions—21st century. 2. Financial crises—Iceland—History—21st century. 3. Global Financial Crisis, 2008–2009. 4. Debts, External—Iceland—21st century. I. Durrenberger, E. Paul, 1943– II. Gísli Pálsson, 1949–

HC360.5.G36 2014

336.3'4094912—dc23

2014012194

Photo credit: Public protest in front of Parliament House in Reykjavík, Iceland, after the financial meltdown. Photograph © goddur.

Publication supported by the National Science Foundation under award numbers 1209045 and 1430286. The opinions expressed in this work are those of the authors and do not represent the positions or policies of the National Science Foundation.

Gambling Debt Iceland’s Rise and Fall in the Global Economy TBA