Originally published on Ethical Economics — Shepheard-Walwyn Publishers Republished with permission. Why is poverty and economic security not reducing amidst the enormous increased wealth we’ve seen on the planet so far? In Poverty is not Natural, the author George Curtis draws upon the work of 19th-century American economist, Henry George. It was George who looked into the cause of wealth disparity during the Industrial Revolution. George is known for his 1879 classic book, Progress and … [Read more...]
US Fed chairman Jerome Powell’s take on inflation doesn’t matter! Find out why!
By Darren Wilson Originally published on Property Sharemarket Economics. Republished with permission. Canberra, Australia, 9 August 2021 - I recently hosted a webinar for subscribers to Boom Bust Bulletin. I was joined by Property Sharemarket Economics Director, Akhil Patel. During the webinar we encouraged attendees to ask questions for Akhil and me to answer. And there was a recurring theme to these: people wanted to know about debt, inflation, and interest rates both now and for the … [Read more...]
The Secret Life of Real Estate and Banking
Author: Phillip J. Anderson| Hardcover: 464 pages | Publisher: Shepheard-Walwyn | Language: English “The Secret Life of Real Estate and Banking” is a deeply-researched study of over two centuries of economic history that discovers in these years a surprisingly consistent and predictable pattern of boom and bust. What the author finds is that history from the 1800s to the present day has shown a roughly 18-year real-estate cycle, with an average of 14 years up and 4 years down, … [Read more...]
To build world’s best-ever capital, copy Canberra
By Phil Anderson, director and founder of Property Share Market Economics, and the writer of The Secret Life of Real Estate and Banking. The article is originally published in The Jakarta Post on September 14, 2019 Some years back in London, the enterprising duo of John Bird and Gordon Roddick hit upon an idea to put the homeless back to work. They published The Big Issue for those on the streets to sell. The idea was to provide a regular income to the homeless that wasn’t welfare. The … [Read more...]