Economics
Economics
Economics
Chris Dillow: THE POLITICS OF DEBT FETISHISM
Politics is dominated by a “lumpen intelligentsia”: “earnest types who enthuse about ideas, simplify them and believe fervently that their crude and wholesale application will solve complex social problems.” Read here
Economics
Richard Murphy – The Tories created two thirds of the UK’s national debt
An essential element of the neo-liberal discourse is that leftist political parties always increase the national debt; parties on the right do not. They are fiscally responsible. In his article Richard Murphy takes the trouble […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: The lame progressive obsession with meaningless aggregates
“It continues to amaze me how lame some progressive politicians are. They think it is clever to skewer the conservatives on matters pertaining to deficits or public debt ratios. But the reality is that all […]
Economics
Renegade Inc – Meet the Renegades: Christian Felber
Christian Felber is an Austrian book writer and economics and business teacher at Vienna University, and political activist. His wish is that all human beings can live a joyful, pleasure-full and free life that meets […]
Austerity
Larry Elliot: For the UK economy, this budget is its Suez moment
The British Conservative Party has proven what every critical economist has been saying for years. Now it has become clear for all to see that the Tories’ claim that they could cut the economy back […]
Economics
Jo Michell – AUSTERITY AND HOUSEHOLD DEBT: A MACRO LINK?
Jo Michell is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of the West of England, Bristol Cross-posted from Critical Macro Finance For some time now I’ve been arguing that not only does austerity have real effects but also financial implications. […]
Economics
Vanessa Bilancetti – From Berlusconi to Weinstein to Westminster: Why we need a feminist political economy
Beyond all the salacious sensation around Harvey Weinstein and his cohorts at Westminster in the mainstream media, this event could be an important turning point in the Western world. Vanessa Bilancetti looks past the headlines […]
Economics
David Harvey: Marx For The 21st Century
Professor David Harvey, the world’s leading expert on Marx, visits the RSA to outline the much-debated economist’s continuing relevance in 21st century economics and society. Marx’s ‘Capital’ is one of the most important texts of […]
Economics
Aditya Chakrabortty: The rules on outsourced working are rigged. But today there’s a fightback
One of the biggest problems in Britain is corporations and managers that don’t pay their way. They rely on the state for protection yet siphon off their profits to tax havens. Their workers are monitored […]