REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Their economy is in ruins and their government has collapsed, but Icelanders see a rare opportunity in all the misfortune: a chance to overhaul how business is done on the volcanic island.
For decades the North Atlantic nation of just 320,000 people has been run by a tight-knit group of political and economic power-brokers. But the ruling elite has been tainted by their role in a financial meltdown that stands out, even by world standards, for its speed and scale.
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