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Guest post: The Great Recession: Past, present and possible future

By Ahsan Butt Tue, Sep 13, 2011 8:33PM UTC View Comments

I’m delighted to have Rohit “Noompa” Naimpally use all his political economy wiles to talk about why the economy sucks, and what can be done about it. Rohit is someone I know from his time at Chicago, and he knows this stuff inside out. You can follow him on Twitter here, and read his blog...

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Is Australia entering recession?

By Gavin Atkins Thu, Jun 02, 2011 5:23AM UTC View Comments

Even if I do say so myself, a couple of the ShadowLands‘ predictions for 2011 have been right on the money. Now with the latest news that the Australian economy has contracted, we are one quarter away from my first prediction (potentially) coming true, namely: From out of nowhere, Australia to go into light technical...

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Is Australia facing a recession?

By Gavin Atkins Wed, Feb 09, 2011 5:25AM UTC View Comments

In the light of this news story… Australia’s deputy prime minister warned Tuesday that extensive flooding and storm damage could shrink the economy, as he prepared to seek legislative approval for a new tax to pay for what could be the country’s costliest natural disaster. The ShadowLands humbly reminds you of our number one prediction...

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