Economics
Mariana Mazzucato – Why We Need a New Way to Measure the Economy
Economist Mariana Mazzucato discusses her book and the need for new ways to measure economic performance. Listen here
Economics
Economics
Andrea Lorenzo Capussela – The liberal conception of ‘freedom’ is incapable of addressing the problems of contemporary capitalism
This may not be the easiest of reading, but it is well worth the effort. There is a lot of talk these days of defending “liberalism”, but as Capussela explains, liberalism has promoted capitalism, not […]
Economics
Progressive Economy Forum: “Where will the money come from?” with Ann Pettifor
Progressives are often accused of believing in the “magic money tree” whenever they call for, say, more investment in public services. In this episode Ann Pettifor, expert on the monetary system and international financial architecture, […]
Austerity
Jason Hickel – Degrowth: A Call for Radical Abundance
With climate change completely out of control – and mostly ignored – the discussion concerning “degrowth” will increase in relevance and something we at BRAVE NEW EUROPE are trying to support. If you are new […]
Economics
Rowland Atkinson – London’s extraordinary surplus of empty luxury apartments revealed
This article demonstrates only too well how financialisation of housing is transforming living space it into a commodity, in this case in London. Matt From London/Flickr., CC BY Rowland Atkinson, University of Sheffield More than […]
Economics
Ann Pettifor – To tackle austerity Britain needs at least a £50bn increase in public spending
It is interesting to note that the sum cited by Ann Pettifor is similar to the increased spending the Italian government is proposing to the EU (£80 billion). Ann Pettifor is a Director of Policy […]
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: Left-liberals and neoliberals really should not be in the same party
In four short articles Bill Mitchell addresses the need for progressive politics to free itself from neoliberal language, constructs and economists. Its a good read for the weekend. Read here
Austerity
Heiner Flassbeck: Pierre Moscovici – the last French Socialist
It is more than tragic that the last high-ranking French Socialist is playing the role of the executioner of Italy. Fear of neo-liberalism will eventually be the death of the Social Democrat movement. Heiner Flassbeck […]
Austerity
Adam Tooze – On his book “Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World”
Adam Tooze on his book “Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World” in our series “Economics beyond the Swabian hausfrau” in Berlin. This is the German version. Unfortunately the English talk was […]
Economics
Tax Justice Network – Taxcast October 2018
In the October 2018 Taxcast: we speak to Nicholas Shaxson about his new book “The Finance Curse: How Global Finance Is Making Us All Poorer” released alongside new research from the Sheffield Political Economy Research […]