What the Hell Happened to Iceland?
March 6, 2009
“Moneyball” man visits the broken-down country.
“Wall Street on the Tundra” by Michael Lewis.
from Vanity Fair
Previously on Take 2: Iceland is…What?
Iceland Is What…?
December 30, 2008
Can a nation declare bankruptcy?
“Iceland is, for many of us, the waist of the hourglass: the narrowest point in the flow of culture and commerce that buoys modern life, a place where the First World is winnowed and exposed. This is why we call its financial collapse a “crisis.” It’s the reason some of us with no clear stake are keen to learn what happened.” Written by Nathan Heller.
from Slate
