7 March 1997 THE COLLAPSE OF THE PYRAMID SCHEMES has occurred in a poor yet dynamic economy. Albania’s gross domestic product rose at a double-digit rate in 1996 for the second successive year, making it Europe’s fastest-growing economy. The numbers of unemployed are less than one-quarter of what they were in 1990. Europe’s most dynamic economy is also its poorest. […]

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