Austerity
Bill Mitchell: Reliance on monetary policy is mindless, ideological nonsense
Although the article is about the current economic situation in Australia, it is applicable to the EU. Read here
Financial Institutions
Economics
Frances Coppola: The Real Threat From Facebook’s Libra Coin
There is one aspect of Libra that should worry everyone – and almost nobody is talking about. Read here BRAZIL – 2019/06/24: In this photo illustration a Facebook Libra logo seen displayed on a smartphone. […]
Economics
The Case for People’s Quantitative Easing by Frances Coppola
Book review by Mathew D. Rose Polity describes its series “The Case for” as “making the case for the radical, positive policies that we need to tackle these big problems – a dysfunctional economy, wealth […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Facing Up To Libra
Continuing our series on Libra, we are posting an anlysis by the Marxist economist Michael Roberts. Libra is the name that Facebook, the global social network company, is calling its planned international digital currency. What […]
Economics
Stan Jourdan – It is Time to Review the ECB’s Monetary Policy Strategy
The ECB’s constant failure in forecasting and delivering inflation close to 2% is revealing an important crisis of thinking in the ECB’s policy making. 20 years after the creation of the euro and 10 years […]
Deregulation
Richard Murphy – Facebook, Libra and the Threat It Poses to Government as We Know It
The writing is on the wall. The neo-liberal strategy of the monopolists is clear. Richard Murphy analyses this, and its consequences, brilliantly. Richard Murphy is Professor of Practice in International Political Economy, City University of […]
Economics
David Clarke – Why We Must Stop Facebook’s Attempt to Hijack Our Money, Before it’s Too Late
Digital currencies have great potential, but ceding control to a cartel of tech companies is not the answer. David Clarke, Positive Money’s Head of Policy & Advocacy. Cross-posted from Positive Money Europe Facebook sent shockwaves […]
Economics
Mary Mellor – Neoliberalism has Tricked Us into Believing a Fairytale About Where Money Comes From
Alex Coan/MD_Photography/Ti_ser, Shutterstock.com Mary Mellor, Northumbria University, Newcastle There is nothing natural about money. There is no link to some scarce essential form of money that sets a limit to its creation. It can be […]
Finance
Bloomberg: NYC Pushing Ahead With Cashless Retail Ban, Joining Neighbours
While Europe is purshing for a cashless society, many in the US coprehend the dangers. Read here
Economics
Nick Shaxson – Seventeen Ways to Think About the Finance Curse
The Finance Curse is a concept first developed by the Tax Justice Network. It is a relatively simple idea — and also an original and powerful multi-level critique of the modern global economy. Here we […]