Economics
Kate Raworth: Donut Economics
Kate Raworth’s lecture begins at 32:45. This is a good introduction to her Doughnut Economics.
Economics
Economics
Paul Mason – Labour must become the party of people who want to change the world, not just Britain
‘Networked individuals’ have replaced the industrial working class as the key agent for overhauling capitalism in the digital age. To win power, Labour must represent their values, culture, aspirations and political priorities. Paul Mason is a […]
Economics
Richard Murphy: The government does not spend taxpayers’ money: that clears the government’s debt to the Bank of England
Richard Murphy explains that taxes do not finance govenment spending, but helps to pay down debts. A government creates it own funds or borrows money when it needs it. The idea that a government cannot […]
Economics
Torsten Bell: Young and old need a new social contract
This is a problem affecting much of Europe, yet almost no one is willing to talk about it. The younger generation is carrying the brunt of the burden for the Great Financial Crisis. To the […]
Deregulation
Martin Parker: Why we should bulldoze the business school
The business school only teaches one form of organising – market managerialism. Read here
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 […]