Often cited, seldom read. Branko Milanovic finally reads the whole of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations and reflects upon its meaning.
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Branko Milanovic: The bitterness of Adam Smith
National Politics
Philip Cunliffe: Putin is following the Bosnia playbook
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is widely seen as drawing the curtain on the era of Western domination that defined the Nineties. Yet the End of History was not a peaceful time: the conflict now […]
Corruption
Nick Shaxson – The finance curse: how the outsized power of the City of London makes Britain poorer
The financial sector is hailed as the crowning glory of the UK economy. But as it blooms, everything else withers. This is true wherever the financial sector becomes dominant in the economy, similar to what […]
Climate Crisis
Andrew Simms and Peter Newell: We need a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty – and we need it now
Climate breakdown is an imminent threat to humanity. But an international treaty could avert calamity. Read here
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