"It takes very little to change the hierarchy among the teams and this rule is even more true when the differences are just a few tenths or even hundredths, " he said.

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He talks of newly independent states that rejected hierarchy at the same time as they rejected imperial rule.

ECONOMIST: The British empire

This would have respected creditor hierarchy and, by not trampling on deposit insurance, honored the rule of law.

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