Economics
Dani Rodrik: Why nation-states are good
The nation-state remains the best foundation for capitalism, and hyper-globalisation risks destroying it Read here
Economics
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck – Why interest rates are low and Italy needs our support
The political causes of ultra low interest rates in Europe is still being ignored. While those who fail to comprehend that we have to support Italy are promoting nationalism there and in Germany. Heiner Flassbeck […]
Austerity
Adam Standring – Towards a post-crisis moral political economy?
Recent calls for economic justice, and particularly intergenerational justice, suggest a new post-crisis moral political economy could be emerging Adam Standring is a PhD student at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Cross-posted from the […]
Economics
Steve Keen – The Many Problems of Economics
This was a quite deep and extensive interview, made accessible nonetheless by David’s intelligent questions and requests for clarification. In just 27 minutes, we cover the fallacies in microeconomics the need to think of capitalism […]
Economics
Ann Pettifor – On Theresa May, Danny DeVito and ‘other people’s money’.
Once again we are posting an article about how governments finance themselves. We do this because most people in the EU still believe that taxes are the source of government spending. It is not. In […]
Economics
Politics Theory Other – Will Davies on ‘Nervous States: How Feeling Took Over the World’
Will Davies joins me to discuss his new book, ‘Nervous States: How Feeling Took Over the World’. We spoke about the declining public trust in experts, the blurring of the distinctions between war and peace, […]
Economics
Mariana Mazzucato: Who Really Creates Value in an Economy?
Ten years after the global economic crisis, profits have recovered, but investment remains weak. Ultimately, the reason is that economic policy continues to be informed by neoliberal ideology and its academic cousin, “public choice” theory, […]
Climate Crisis
238 Academics: The EU needs a stability and wellbeing pact, not more growth
This week, scientists, politicians, and policymakers are gathering in Brussels for a landmark conference. The aim of this event, organised by members of the European parliament from five different political groups, alongside trade unions and […]
Economics
Nick Shaxson – The Finance Curse
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 […]
Economics
Ashoka Mody: Why the euro failed
A 1700-word summary of Euro Tragedy. So if you do not manage to read this outstanding book, this is the next best thing. Read here