Sentences with phrase «prevent economic depression»
I was intrigued by what is happening in Iceland, so the following is a piece I've written on it. It has some introductory macro-economics in it,  which I think it is good to keep in perspective as we consider the frantic attempts being made to prevent an economic depression.
http://www.progressive-economics.ca/ Not exact matches
The government's actions to avoid financial collapse last fall — as distasteful and unfair as some undoubtedly were — were unfortunately necessary to prevent a global economic catastrophe that could have rivaled the Great Depression in length and severity, with profound consequences for our economy and society.
Another issue is that despite the links between poor physical and poor mental health, little economic analysis has focused on the economic case for preventing co-morbidity, for instance on the prevention of depression to promote cardiovascular health.