Expansion of the socio-economy balanced amongst the environment, economy and social dimensions.
At its most granular level, the economy is composed of three fundamental factors: labour, capital and land. These factors interact… READ MORE
As documented earlier the global socio-economy has experienced historic growth since the first half of the nineteenth century. Higher per… READ MORE
A major theme of posts on LG Economic Insights website has been the previously unimagined progress of the global socio-economy… READ MORE
The effect of inflation on the cost of living and real, inflation adjusted income, is a headline issue in the… READ MORE
A prior post noted that the global socio-economy is experiencing an unprecedented era of accelerated economic growth and enhanced quality… READ MORE
The world has reached and sustained a level of income and a quality of life unimaginable to anyone before the… READ MORE
A casual look at Figure 1, Canadian GDP performance since 1997 suggests In both cases the economy returned to its… READ MORE
The Great Moderation (GM) of the late 20th century faded into the economic turbulence of the 21st century with a… READ MORE
Canada’s labour market as measured by the number of jobs maintained has been resilient given the series of global shocks… READ MORE
Limits to Growth (1972) and the World Conservation Strategy (1980) led to the development of sustainable development (SD) frameworks over… READ MORE
James Graham on the lingering and as yet unresolved effect of the 2008 global Financial Crisis (Reuters digital July 17, 2025)
…We’d been promised that this was the end of history and that everything was inevitably going to be a linear advancement towards progress and improvement. … I had no idea the longer, bigger crises and anger that was going to be coming down the line.
A retired economist just stumbling and bumbling along to the end of the road.