Deregulation
Martin Parker: Why we should bulldoze the business school
The business school only teaches one form of organising – market managerialism. Read here
Economics
Economics
The Minskys: For Bold Solutions We Ought To Include MMT in Economic Discourse
The need to revamp Western capitalism has brought renewed attention to Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), a school of thought that offers an important and bold perspective on economics and policy solutions. Read here
Austerity
Thomas Fazi and William Mitchell: Why the Left Should Embrace Brexit
Remainers claim that Brexit will be an economic apocalypse. But it provides the opportunity for a radical break with neoliberalism. Read here
Economics
Ann Pettifor – On tectonic plates, the economic system & the economics profession
They have the jobs, they have the money, they have the political backing. Why should neo-classical economists want to change anything? Ann Pettifor – Economist, director of Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME) – Author of […]
Austerity
Richard Murphy: Tory austerity has delivered the worst decade for UK productivity growth since the 18th century
Should this be a surprise to anyone? The goal of austerity was to increase inequality, primarily at the cost of the poorest and weakest. Nothing more and nothing less. Read here
Economics
Harris Hatziioannou – Eurozone reform: dominion by technocracy?
When mainstream economists seek solutions for the Eurozone the result is always the same: less democracy by reducing the power of nation states and more technocracy. All that results in more neo-liberal policies, inequality, and […]
Economics
Nicholas Shaxson – How to Crack Down on Tax Havens: Start With the Banks
Fear not, you can read one article for free and this is the one. Read here
Economics
The Guardian: From Seattle to Luxembourg: how tax schemes shaped Amazon
The Guardian is doing a series concerning Amazon. This is just one article. Read here
Austerity
Larry Elliot: Some praise our gig economy flexibility. I call it exploitation
While Silicon Valley cannot praise the gig economy enough as a great opportunity, they forget to add that it is a great opportunity for them to earn money, not the workers. Read here
Austerity
Steve Schifferes – How the media made austerity worse
John Gomez/Shutterstock.com Steve Schifferes, City, University of London The UK financial press was much slower to criticise the austerity policies of the government than in other parts of Europe. This meant that it became accepted […]