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Spikes and stagnant growth: why we are where we are

Who’s to blame for the imminent recession? This scholarly perspective on the history of interest and credit gives us a good idea

Traders at the New York Stock Exchange on 28 February 2020, a dark day for the markets. [Johannes Eisele/AFP /Getty] 
issue 16 July 2022
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    Edward Chancellor

    Allen Lane, pp. 398, £25

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