THE PRESENT WORLD recession is five years old and is on course to become the longest in history. It's worth remembering that the 1930s slump, which lasted ten years, was ended only by World War II. At present, thank God, there's no world war in sight. Indeed, there has now been general peace among the great powers for 68 years—something unprecedented and for which we must thank the fear of nuclear weapons.
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