The Comeback Continent

Thanks to Fred Meyerson for this article. It illustrates the fact that slowing population growth is not a cause of economic collapse, as some have claimed.
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Today I’d like to talk about a much-derided contender making a surprising comeback, a comeback that calls into question much of the conventional wisdom of American politics. No, I’m not talking about a politician. I’m talking about an economy — specifically, the European economy, which many Americans assume is tired and spent but has lately been showing surprising vitality.

For full article, visit:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/11/opinion/11krugman.html