Summary
The Earthsharing/Prosper Australia archive page for Fred Harrison content. Retrieved content includes snippets from two Renegade Economists podcast episodes featuring Harrison: Show 385 (2015, on rentier-controlled economic policy, land grabbing, and neo-con policy) and Show 290 (2013, on Harrison’s book “The Traumatised Society”). Also contains an INSITE bulletin excerpt (April 1996) by Harrison discussing land tax reform and unemployment. Prosper Australia mentions planning to tour Harrison in 2008 and promotes his books.
Key Claims
- Harrison characterizes the economics profession as controlled by rentiers — the “first law of social dynamics” theme from “The Traumatised Society” (2013) — confidence: medium [Source: Earthsharing Australia, 2006+]
- Prosper Australia identifies Harrison as “the world’s pre-eminent expert on the 18 year cycle” — endorsement from Australian land-tax reform movement — confidence: high [Source: Earthsharing Australia, 2006+]
- Karl Fitzgerald (of Prosper Australia) organized a Phil Anderson event covering long-term cycle issues — Anderson and Harrison are linked through the Australian Georgist network — confidence: high [Source: Earthsharing Australia, 2006+]
- Harrison’s 1996 INSITE bulletin: 24M unemployed in G7 nations in 1996, 700M global unemployment per ILO — used to argue for land tax reform to liberate labor markets — confidence: high [Source: Earthsharing Australia, 1996]
Notes
This source does not provide strong new evidence for the speculative vacancy angle (Karl Fitzgerald/Prosper Australia content is sparse here). Speculative vacancy concept should be noted as existing in the Prosper Australia orbit but needs a more direct source. See concept page note.