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Economic Crisis: My Recession is Deeper...

Vanessa Rossi, March 2009

The World Today, Volume 65, Number 3

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As Britain prepares to host the G20 summit in April, it seems to be part of a most unusual bragging contest: the competition for the economy with the deepest recession. Even government ministers have encouraged speculation about how hard-hit the country will be. But there are other serious contenders for the a-trophy award, some in the most unexpected places.