The Oil Drum | Jeff Rubin Talks about Oil and the Economy

Jeff Rubin Talks about Oil and the Economy

Posted by Gail the Actuary on May 28, 2009 - 3:35pm
Topic: Economics/Finance
Tags: economy, jeff rubin [list all tags]

Jeff Rubin talks about how skyrocketing oil prices will see a regression in global economies, and a return to local ones, as outlined in his new book, Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller.

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