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Which country is still in recession?

Geoff Riley

14th August 2009

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The Guardian has a nifty interactive graphic mapping which countries remained mired in recession and which have either avoided a contraction or are entering a possible recovery phase. The graphic should reminder students that, despite (or perhaps because of) deepening economic and financial integration between nations, economics cycles are rarely synchronised.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.