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
Globalisation
Finance
The Globalization Backlash by Colin Crouch
Book Review by David Shirreff The reaction of ordinary people to globalization gets the blame for many upsets including, for example, the surprise election of Donald Trump in America in 2015, and Britain’s “Brexit” vote […]
Finance
Larry Elliot: The truth is that Trump has a point about globalisation
Actually this article is about the retreat of globalisation. It is not only Trump who is criticising globalisation, but Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn as well. The Chinese never opted in, Russia has already opted […]
Economics
Wolfgang Streeck – Germany: A renewed left as the imperative of political reason
Wolfgang Streeck is without doubt the foremost analyst of German politics and society. Germany´s post war political world is crumbling – and rather quickly. Streeck is one of the few who has recognised this, and […]
Austerity
Yanis Varoufakis – 2008 and the International New Deal we need for the post-2018 world
This was Yanis Varoufakis´s keynote address at the OECD on 14 September. Although a long read, it is a good analysis of the past, present, and what could be the future. Yanis Varoufakis is co-founder […]
Austerity
Adam Tooze, Quinn Slobodian, and Atossa Araxia Abrahamian – Neoliberalism’s New World Order
Begins at about 16:00. Join Adam Tooze, Quinn Slobodian, and Atossa Araxia Abrahamian for a special discussion on neoliberalism, globalization, and the future of democracy Adam Tooze will be holding talks in Berlin on 28 […]
Deregulation
Film – The Spider´s Web
This is the English version. Watch the French language version – La Toile d’Araignée here Watch the Italian language version – La Tela del Ragno here Watch the Spanish language version – La Telerana here We […]
Corruption
Tax Justice Network – Podcast September 2018
In the September 2018 Tax Justice Network monthly podcast/radio show, the Taxcast: we talk to journalist Oliver Bullough about his new book, just out ‘Moneyland: why thieves and crooks now rule the world, and how […]
Economics
Dani Rodrik: Can Trade Agreements Be a Friend to Labor?
To date, labor clauses in trade agreements have remained a fig leaf, neither raising labor standards abroad nor protecting them at home. Real change would require a significantly different approach, including how trade agreements uphold […]
Finance
Adam Tooze – Macroeconomics Predicted the Wrong Crisis
Distracted by the perceived threat of a Chinese savings glut, mainstream macroeconomists missed the writing on the wall of the 2008 crisis Adam Tooze is Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of History, Columbia University […]