Sachs' historical shock therapy recommendations in Bolivia and Poland were never about simple austerity and contraction, but always involved international creditors playing a constructive role in debt relief alongside government structural reforms.
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Jeffrey SachsEvidence Quote
“remember when i was uh advocating shock therapy i was advocating that governments not print money... but i was constantly recommending that the international finance help the countries to avoid defaults or crises one of the key pillars of shock therapy in bolivia and poland for example was a cancellation of the debts of those countries”
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Jeffrey Sachs: "We're in a crisis and it will get worse in the coming months."— Prague Finance InstituteCreated: 8/10/2026, 9:58:27 PM
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