There is a delicious irony in the world of economic policy at the moment. The Asian crisis back back in 1997 and 1998 was brought on by the same things that led to the current crisis in Europe and the US (and the one I believe is coming to China).
February 4th, 2012 | The Daily Reckoning | 1 comment | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "economic policy"
The Magic Formula of Economic Success
If you look at any of the great economic successes over the past two hundred years, you will usually find this combination. Likewise, most of the great failures have the converse: high (or rising) taxes, and unstable money.
August 14th, 2009 | Nathan Lewis | 16 comments | Continued
Economic Crisis Discussions in the House of Lords
We have recently had an innovation in the House of Lords, and a good one. The Lady Speaker invited a group of peers with experience or knowledge of economic policy, to discuss the present economic crisis. There were four speakers, one of whom was Nigel Lawson, an ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer from the Thatcher years. There was also a group of peers and a group of journalists who joined in the discussion. The House of Lords, like any other House of Parliament…
October 31st, 2008 | William Rees-Mogg | 1 comment | Continued
