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Barack Obama: “You have former Eastern bloc countries who places like…”

Featuring: Barack Obama, Democratic | 44th President of the United States | National

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Barack Obama Discusses Democracy, Social Cohesion, and Leadership at the Connecticut Forum

Published | Video Starts at 20:03

In many ways, it was this extraordinary period of progress because you have a billion Chinese lifted out of poverty. That's a big deal. You have former Eastern bloc countries who places like Poland or that suddenly are growing rapidly and people's standards of living are rising. India, less so in Africa. But even there you're seeing progress. But there was a catch because this was all driven by global capital. (20:03–20:18)

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Asserts that former Eastern bloc countries, like Poland, experienced rapid growth and rising living standards.

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