http://www.ronanlyons.com/2009/04/22/protectionist-backlash-or-falling-consumer-demand-is-the-world-in-danger-of-deglobalization/ Irish Economy | World Economy | Property Market | Economic Analysis | Ronan Lyons Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:57:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ronanlyons.com/2009/04/22/protectionist-backlash-or-falling-consumer-demand-is-the-world-in-danger-of-deglobalization/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Fergus O'Rourke Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:39:17 +0000 http://ronanlyons.wordpress.com/?p=265#comment-228 In comparing 2008-9 with 1929-and-all-that, so far *everything* seems to be accelerated this time. For this reason, if for no other, your first chart does not bother me. In comparing 2008-9 with 1929-and-all-that, so far *everything* seems to be accelerated this time. For this reason, if for no other, your first chart does not bother me.

]]> http://www.ronanlyons.com/2009/04/22/protectionist-backlash-or-falling-consumer-demand-is-the-world-in-danger-of-deglobalization/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Topics about Europe » Archive » Protectionist backlash or falling consumer demand: Is the world in danger of deglobalization? Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:50:07 +0000 http://ronanlyons.wordpress.com/?p=265#comment-227 [...] Ronan Lyons | Blog put an intriguing blog post on Protectionist backlash or falling consumer demand: Is the world in danger of deglobalization?Here’s a quick excerptWhat if unemployment in Ireland reaches 25% next year? What if GDP falls a quarter between 2007 and 2012? The spectre of the Great Depression looms over us large at the moment and there has been much commentary of late - see for example Robert Samuelson’s recent blog post - on whether and how our current global recession/depression compares with the last one of similar scale, that of the 1930s. Is it pointless spooking of the public or is it a relevant comparison worth exploring further? Rec [...] [...] Ronan Lyons | Blog put an intriguing blog post on Protectionist backlash or falling consumer demand: Is the world in danger of deglobalization?Here’s a quick excerptWhat if unemployment in Ireland reaches 25% next year? What if GDP falls a quarter between 2007 and 2012? The spectre of the Great Depression looms over us large at the moment and there has been much commentary of late – see for example Robert Samuelson’s recent blog post – on whether and how our current global recession/depression compares with the last one of similar scale, that of the 1930s. Is it pointless spooking of the public or is it a relevant comparison worth exploring further? Rec [...]

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