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Month: April 2018

Economics

Richard Murphy: The government does not spend taxpayers’ money: that clears the government’s debt to the Bank of England

April 30, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Richard Murphy explains that taxes do not finance govenment spending, but helps to pay down debts. A government creates it own funds or borrows money when it needs it. The idea that a government cannot […]

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Climate Crisis

Bill McGuire – Banking on denial: the investment rush to climate catastrophe

April 30, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Ripping-up his bank account as he writes, Bill McGuire says that banks are still pouring money into ‘extreme fossil fuels’ in the face of common sense, and what they already know about global warming, wrecking […]

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Finance

Resolution Foundation – 10 policies if you think you might want a Universal Basic Income but aren’t sure

April 30, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Universal Basic Income is a topic where the jury is still out. Adam Corlett raises a number of important questions. By Adam Corlett, Senior Economic Analyst at the Resolution Foundation Cross-posted from the Resolution Foundation […]

Economics

Torsten Bell: Young and old need a new social contract

April 30, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

This is a problem affecting much of Europe, yet almost no one is willing to talk about it. The younger generation is carrying the brunt of the burden for the Great Financial Crisis. To the […]

Deregulation

Martin Parker: Why we should bulldoze the business school

April 29, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

The business school only teaches one form of organising – market managerialism. Read here

Economics

The Minskys: For Bold Solutions We Ought To Include MMT in Economic Discourse

April 29, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

The need to revamp Western capitalism has brought renewed attention to Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), a school of thought that offers an important and bold perspective on economics and policy solutions. Read here  

Austerity

Thomas Fazi and William Mitchell: Why the Left Should Embrace Brexit

April 29, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Remainers claim that Brexit will be an economic apocalypse. But it provides the opportunity for a radical break with neoliberalism. Read here  

Finance

The People Vs Tech by Jamie Bartlett

April 29, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Book review by David Beer   Is technology undermining democracy? Do we ever really know how we arrive at our political views? The pixelated vision of the near future offered in Jamie Bartlett’s new book […]

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EU politics

Andrew Dowling – Has the Podemos moment passed?

April 29, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

That Podemos was having difficulties was clear. Its dramatic upward trajectory in the polls and elections had stalled. A plausible and objective  explanation for this development was difficult to find. We asked Andrew Dowling to […]

EU politics

CityLab: Barcelona Forces Banks to Turn Repossessed Homes Into Affordable Housing

April 29, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

To address a housing shortage, Spain’s second city says bank-owned properties can no longer sit empty. Read here  

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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

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Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

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The Great Transformation: China’s Road from Revolution to Reform by Odd Arne Westad and Chen Jian

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