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Month: September 2019

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Michael Roberts – A rent-seeking economy?

September 27, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

There is a fascinating discussion going on among economists concerning “renterisation”. Sounds complicated, but is simple to understand. In this article,which is perfect for beginners (non-economists), Michael Roberts takes a closer look at the topic […]

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Corporate Europe Observatory – New Commission: Shadows of corruption and conflicts of interest

September 27, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

Some of the candidates put forward to become the new European Commissioners are of concern due to potential conflicts of interest – from share ownership in fossil fuels and finance to overly close relationships with […]

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Prem Sikka: There’s a grimly familiar Story behind Thomas Cook’s Collapse

September 27, 2019 David Shirreff 0

The holiday provider’s collapse highlights corporate governance and regulatory failures while the gravy train for directors continued. Read here

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Climate Crisis

New Economics Foundation: Netting Zero – What does a Just Transition look like for the UK Fishing Industry?

September 27, 2019 David Shirreff 0

The IPPC special report on oceans and the cryosphere  shows that the climate crisis is attacking our oceans. For the UK to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050, restoring the oceans should be a clear […]

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Tax Justice Network: A New Vision for Europe amid the Brexit Vortex

September 27, 2019 David Shirreff 0

Britain’s about to become the neighbour from hell, post-Brexit: how can the EU defend citizens from the race to the bottom?

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EU politics

Robin McAlpine: Welcome to ‘Frame Wars’ – Where Powerful People Decide What Words Mean

September 26, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

Common Weal Director Robin McAlpine argues that elites have manipulated language in such a way as to obliterate critique of their own political power and control Robin McAlpine is the director of the Scottish think […]

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Stuart Medina Miltimore – The Houdini States

September 26, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

Even the Germans realise that they are in a dead end street and their austerity and black zero dogma are a farce. Stuart Medina Miltimore is an economist. He is a founder of the Spanish […]

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Guy Standing – Sharing Public Wealth: Why We Need a Charter of the Commons

September 25, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

Guy Standing argues that we need a progressive charter to recover and revive our commons – including natural resources and social amenities – that are currently being privatised and exploited for commercial incursions. Guy Standing […]

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EU politics

Ignasi Bernat and David Whyte – State Repression and Police Intimidation in Catalonia

September 25, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

In Catalonia human rights are still being trampled by the Spanish government – but it is in the EU, so that is OK. Ignasi Bernat and David Whyte are editors of Building a New Catalonia, […]

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Ann Pettifor: How the Sexist ‘Nobel Prize’ in Economics has Warped the World

September 25, 2019 David Shirreff 0

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics will be 50 years old next month. One thing unites all its winners, bar one: they have all been male. Read here

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The Debt Delusion by John Weeks

November 14, 2019 1

Book review by Mathew D. Rose When Ha-Joon Chang exhorted: “We need an economic literacy campaign so people understand the language used by the ruling class”, he was probably thinking of books like John Weeks’ […]

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Capital in the 21st Century by Thomas Piketty

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Book Review by Michael Roberts Back in 2014, French economist Thomas Piketty published a blockbuster book, Capital in the 21st century.  Repeating the name of Marx’s Capital, the implication of the title was that it […]

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