This is an abnormally lengthy recession. Have you wondered why this recession is lasting so long?

BekindtoAnimals22 Asked: This is an abnormally lengthy recession. Have you wondered why this recession is lasting so long? "At the time of writing, and in the wake of the global recession, governments across the world are implementing stimulus packages aimed at reviving their national economies. The world recession of 2009 has focussed political attention on job creation and the role of the green economy in this. Both Prime Minister Brown in the UK and President Obama in the USA have signalled the important role they see infrastructure investment, particularly in renewable energy and energy efficiency, playing in creating the switch from an industrialised old economy to a slimmer, greener one. Various forms of green investment are under consideration not just to create jobs for unemployed automobile workers but to re-fashion economies in new sustainable ways. The new 'green collar' jobs will be in wind and solar electricity generation, in public transport (particularly urban metro systems and high speed trains), in upgrading water networks, building hydro-electric dams for both water storage and power production, and in improving the energy efficiency of existing buildings. Obama wants government buildings to be the initial focus of this re-direction of resources and policy, tackling he [...]

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