On 1 April in Berlin in our series of talks entitled “Economics beyond the Swabian hausfrau” Branko Milanović discussed the evolution in global income inequality and its political implications; in particular, the rise of the middle class in Asia, income stagnation of the rich countries’ middle classes, with special emphasis on the current European situation, migration as part of globalization, and the emergence of global plutocracy (global top 1 percent).
EU politics
Ashoka Mody – ECB’s Draghi Ran Out of Ammunition for Italy
Ashoka Mody is spot on. The ECB has no new options to help Italy, it is now a question of financial policy. The Euro is fundamentally flawed. Italy’s conflict has become a question of democracy. […]
Economics
Steve Keen – Becoming an Economist 1st Lecture on Mainstream Modelling
This is a university lecture, but should you have time, there is a lot to learn here, even if you are a beginner.
EU politics
David Whyte – Proclaim the republic!
Filmed by David Whyte Edited by Hazuan Hashim http://www.hazandphil.co.uk/index.html First published by Bella Caledonia http://bellacaledonia.org.uk/
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