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Jun 2020
36m 55s

Covid-19 : 10 Questions sur les conséque...

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L’épisode du Coronavirus, que certains qualifient de pire crise depuis 1929, est aussi inattendu qu’inédit. Inédit puisque pour la première fois il ne s’agit pas d’une crise due à l’éclatement au grand jour de fragilités internes du système économique mondial, mais d’une crise provoquée sciemment par des décisions politiques évoluant au gré des analyses scie ... Show More
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