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Boom Bust
Fred Harrison
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Description for Boom Bust
Paperback. Based on a study of property markets over the last 200 years, Harrison warns of the danger to banks, business and jobs of ignoring a remarkably regular 18-year cycle. He accuses Gordon Brown of giving people a false sense of security by his repeated claim, last made in his 2007 Budget speech, that 'we will never return to the old boom and bust' Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KCC; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
When the first edition appeared in 2005, the consensus among forecasters was that the boom in house prices would cool to an annual 2 or 3% rise over the following years. As predicted by the author, however, prices continued to rise by more than 10% well into 2007. Basing his argument on a study of property markets over the last 200 years, Harrison warns of the danger to banks, business and jobs of ignoring a remarkably regular 18-year cycle. Recent events have proved the accuracy of his prediction. He accuses Gordon Brown of giving people a false sense of security ... Read more
When the first edition appeared in 2005, the consensus among forecasters was that the boom in house prices would cool to an annual 2 or 3% rise over the following years. As predicted by the author, however, prices continued to rise by more than 10% well into 2007. Basing his argument on a study of property markets over the last 200 years, Harrison warns of the danger to banks, business and jobs of ignoring a remarkably regular 18-year cycle. Recent events have proved the accuracy of his prediction. He accuses Gordon Brown of giving people a false sense of security ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856832543
SKU
V9780856832543
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About Fred Harrison
Fred Harrison is Research Director of Land Research Trust, London. After a career as a Fleet Street investigative journalist, he was advisor to a number of Russian academic and political bodies, including the Duma (parliament), in their efforts to implement a more equitable transition to a market economy. Recently he has turned his attention to the failure of economic analysis ... Read more
Reviews for Boom Bust
The man who predicted the property crash
Ross Clark Spectator Business ...those warnings were not of the "boy who cried wolf" variety, but well thought out and calculated
Marc Coleman Irish Independent [Harrison] does make a case for the existence of an 18-year business cycle, which he links to speculation in the property market
Samuel Britain Financial ... Read more
Ross Clark Spectator Business ...those warnings were not of the "boy who cried wolf" variety, but well thought out and calculated
Marc Coleman Irish Independent [Harrison] does make a case for the existence of an 18-year business cycle, which he links to speculation in the property market
Samuel Britain Financial ... Read more