Special Report: A World of Trouble

20 correspondents, 20 countries and a world of pain. Meet the ground truth of the global economic crisis.

By Thomas Mucha
Published: February 12, 2009 16:22 ET
Updated: February 17, 2009 13:29 ET

Forget the clamor and compromise in Washington, D.C. over President Barack Obama’s stimulus plan.

A more troubling chapter of the rapidly deteriorating global economic crisis is playing out quietly in dark corners — and crowded fast food joints — across Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and beyond.

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