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Branko Milanović – The beginning of a new globalisation

February 28, 2022 Mathew D. Rose 0

Prior to the pandemic, capital used to move seamlessly, while workers didn’t. Now, this trend could be reversed Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest  book is “Capitalism, Alone: The […]

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Michael Roberts – Fallen angels

February 28, 2022 Mathew D. Rose 0

Capitalist have become accustomed to being bailed out by the nanny state, thus they have no fear of risks any more. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger […]

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Nasir Aminu – Could the Ukraine invasion spark a global financial crisis?

February 28, 2022 Mathew D. Rose 0

Nasir Aminu, Cardiff Metropolitan University The Russian assault on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities has intensified uncertainty in the world economy. To condemn Putin’s war, western leaders announced some restrictive economic measures to target Russian […]

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Wolfgang Streeck – Losers All Round

February 28, 2022 Mathew D. Rose 0

Western unity is back. When Western Europe returns to “the West”, the European Union is reduced to a geo-economic support service provider for the benefit of NATO, i.e. the United States. Wolfgang Streeck is the […]

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Climate Crisis

Timothée Parrique – Degrowth for the first time in IPCC report

February 28, 2022 Mathew D. Rose 0

This is an important development in the discussion concerning solutions for the climate crisis Timothée Parrique holds a PhD in economics from the Centre d’Études et de Recherches sur le Développement (University of Clermont Auvergne, France) and […]

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Patrick Cockburn – Ukraine has Fought Heroically, But Putin will Not Let His ‘Special Military Operation’ Become a Fiasco

February 28, 2022 Mathew D. Rose 0

An attempt to explain how and why things have developed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Patrick Cockburn is the author of War in the Age of Trump (Verso) Cross-posted from Counterpunch Photograph Source: ZomBear – […]

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Reuters: Key takeaways from the IPCC report on climate impacts and adaptation

February 28, 2022 Mathew D. Rose 0

IPCC reports are becoming a parody of themselves: unpolitical, always still hope when we meet 1.5 degree warming (that is dead as a doornail). Fact is, little is happening – if anything – to stop […]

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Branko Milanović – The end of the end of history: what have we learned so far?

February 28, 2022 Mathew D. Rose 0

Despite our belief in the West in our enlightened thinking, that is nothing more than our subjective perception (full of hypocrisy). Just as important is our perception of the other. Branko Milanović is an economist […]

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Bill Mitchell – External border closures in Australia reduced the unemployment rate by around 2.7 points

February 28, 2022 Mathew D. Rose 0

This is a much debated question and there is little empirical evidence, as made possible due to the unusual circumstances. Read Here Photo: flickr licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic

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Ian Verrender: Why the West doesn’t dare start a trade war with Russia as Ukrainian conflict intensifies

February 28, 2022 Mathew D. Rose 0

Trade sanctions almost always have unintended consequences and, often, they can backfire spectacularly. Read Here

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The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens Our Businesses, Infantilizes Our Governments, and Warps Our Economies by Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington

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Book Review by Michael Roberts Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington are authors of The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses, Infantilises our Governments and Warps our Economies.  They launched their book with […]

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When McKinsey comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World’s Most Powerful Consulting Firm by Walt Bogdanovitch and Michael Forsythe

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Book Review by Roger Steer In January 2021 Brave New Europe published “The Americanisation of European Healthcare” which was my attempt to describe the forces at work to change the way healthcare is delivered in […]

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