EBK FOUNDATIONS OF ECONOMICS
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Author: PARKIN
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Chapter 28, Problem 10SPPA
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The reason Germany created hyperinflation by printing currency, the reason Venezuela is printing currency in present and the reason high inflation rate brings social unrest in an economy.
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