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So... cute [ "the economist"'s name is Harry Dent. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Dent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Dent suggests he has some substan
by CalmQuiet 17y ago
So... cute [ "the economist"'s name is Harry Dent.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Dent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Dent suggests he has some substantial credentials.
And (but) he seems to make his publishing income from doom books (see titles in wikipedia).
However, regarding his omniscience (apparently valued by abc.net.au (= australian broadcasting, not abc.com), check out his 1998 title:
The Great Depression Ahead (2009)
The Next Great Bubble Boom (2004)
The Roaring 2000s Investor (1999)
The Roaring 2000s (1998)
The Great Jobs Ahead (1995)
The Great Boom Ahead (1993)
Our Power to Predict (1989)
Not exactly prescient-looking any more to refer to "The Roaring 2000s"
Which economist will stand up and quote Shakespeare: "Believe none of us. We are errant rogues and knaves all." ?
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- Kadin 17y agoI don't think that "The Roaring 2000s" is really inapt. I suspect that when people look back on the decade from 50 years hence, they will see it as a boom time that ran out of steam pretty spectacularly towards the end. The events of the first few years in any decade seem to be weighted more heavily when that decade is summed up later than events that occur in the latter years. I don't have an opinion either way on Dent, but the titles and publication dates of his books don't make him look that bad.