The Economist articles on London 2012 « CLOUD Disassembly RPI

The Economist articles on London 2012

A series of articles on The Economist journal regarding the assessment of economic impact on the London 2012 Olympics.

http://www.economist.com/topics/2012-olympics

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/mar/15/london-2012-olympics-the-economist

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