What is a key reason that scholars and economists want to identify causes of the Great Depression ?
Generally speaking , the recovery of the world 's financial systems tended to be quicker during the Great Depression of the 1930s as opposed to the late-2000s recession.1928 and 1929 were the times in the 20th century that the wealth gap reached such skewed extremes ; half the unemployed had been out of work for over six months , something that was not repeated until the late-2000s recession .