Economics
Wolfgang Streeck: Germany’s European Empire
In today’s Germany, Wolfgang Streeck argues, politicians laud “Europe” — while quietly using EU structures to advance German national interests. Read here
Year: 2018
EU politics
Richard Murphy – We may be near ‘Peak stuff’ and that will create a crisis
Financial crises are often the product of private debt being too high. According to Richard Murphy this situation is rapidly approaching in Britain. The question is what to do when the crisis arrives? Richard Murphy […]
Austerity
Simon Wren-Lewis: The biggest economic policy mistake of the last decade, and it had nothing to do with academic economists
In Germany austerity is still considered the only responsible financial policy – by politicians, media , and populace. The same is true of the EU poltical elite. Read here
Corruption
The Political Economy of Italy’s Decline by Andrea Lorenzo Capussela
Book review by Mathew D. Rose Andrea Capussela has a tale to tell – and he does it well. This book could not have appeared at a more opportune moment as it seeks to illuminate […]
Finance
Dani Rodrik: Let’s roll back the hyper-globalization rules of the WTO
Globalization went from being a means for national economic prosperity to becoming the end — with national domestic priorities having to adjust to globalization’s needs instead of vice versa. Read here
Economics
Yanis Varoufakis – Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World
Every so often humanity manages genuinely to surprise itself. Events to which we had previously assigned zero probability push us into what the ancient Greeks referred to as aporia: a state of intense bafflement urgently […]
Economics
Ann Pettifor: The indefatigable efforts of J. M. Keynes
Ann Pettifor argues that a failure to recognize the economist’s work guarantees further crises Read here
Economics
Richard D. Wolff: Socialists Need To Fight For Economic Change — Not Just Another Version Of Capitalism
Dissatisfaction with capitalism has reignited a debate about socialism, but people cannot agree on what “socialism” means. Read here
Austerity
Larry Elliot: Greece’s bailout is finally at an end – but has been a failure
While European mainstream media has been euphoric concerning Greece´s exit from the beialout programme it was subjected to. The results are catastrophic: -500k people, mostly young, emigrated – Unemployment hit 27.8% (still >20%) – Youth […]
EU politics
Politico: Britain’s middle-class Brexit Anxiety Disorder
This sounds more like class conflict. For the traditional liberal elite, the political upheaval happening all around them is likely to be “incredibly anxiety-provoking.” Read here