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10-year-old privatises Estonian cement factory!

28 January 2003

From KidsDevnews, the new World Bank web feature for 10-17 year-olds:

“Need a bit of a break? Looking for some fun, a splash of challenge, and maybe a few new ideas? Give these quizzes and games a try – and then get your friends to try them out and see how they do.

The game is ‘Build it!’ …Choose from the category ‘economic challenges’:

A/Make peace last

B/Build infrastructure, or

C/Privatize business!

You have chosen to privatize business. Get the facts about the privatization of a cement factory in Estonia that has made people healthier and wealthier.”

www.worldbank.org/challenge