Economics
Jim Stanford – The minimum wage myth
There is another myth that needs slaying: Minimum wage increases kill jobs
Economics
Economics
David Pakman Show – Study shows higher minimum wages work
They said it could not be. If you raise the minimum wage, jobs would be lost. Right? Wrong. Here interesting information from the US concerning Seattle’s ambitious minimum wage programme.
Deregulation
Yanis Varoufakis: Globalisation is stuck in a trap. What will it be when it breaks free?
Globalisation has been caught in a steel trap of its own making. Its crisis is due to too much money in the wrong hands. Yanis Varoufakis analyses the world crisis and offers concrete solutions. Read […]
Economics
Facinating Aida: Silver jubilee – The market
Can economics be entertaining? Try this:
Economics
Daniel Margrain: Socialism for the rich
Taxes are there to take from the poor and give to the rich. Neo-liberalism is socialism turned on its head.”This situation is not only unjust, corrupt and undemocratic, it is unsustainable.” Read here
Economics
Chris Dillow: HOW INEQUALITY PERSISTS
Why do people tolerate the current obscene inequality in the world? There could be a number of reasons. Read here
Economics
Dani Rodrik: Ten commandments for economists
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics’ according to Disraeli. Dani Rodrik gives some advice for the ecnommist and non-economist on how to deal with the controversies surrounding economics. Read here […]
Economics
Kim Moody: Modern capitalism has opened a major new front for strike action – logistics
Capitalism’s new Achilles heel: logistic centres. Read here
Economics
Richard Murphy – The reasons to tax
Politicians claim that government spending is limited by taxes: “You cannot spend what you don’t have”. Nonsense explains Richard Murphy. Governments spend the money they print, something only they are allowed to do. Thus there […]
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: Ireland – not as rosy as the official story might suggest
Ireland has made itself look ridiculous. Official figures showed the Irish economy grew by an unbelievable 26pc in 2016 – more than three times faster than first thought. This was quickly dismissed by economists as “farcical”. […]