Finance
Nick Shaxson: If tax havens scare you, monopolies should too. And vice versa.
An excellent article, although rather long. So if you have an hour on the weekend to dedicate to erudition read HERE
Monopolies
Economics
Nick Shaxson – “The Finance Curse – 20 reasons to shrink your local financial centre”
Countries whose economies are dominated by large financial centres suffer a “Finance Curse” that is rather similar in cause and effect to a “Resource Curse” that afflicts many countries whose economies are dominated by large […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – A rent-seeking economy?
There is a fascinating discussion going on among economists concerning “renterisation”. Sounds complicated, but is simple to understand. In this article,which is perfect for beginners (non-economists), Michael Roberts takes a closer look at the topic […]
Economics
Jerome Roos: Rentier capitalism does not come with a reset button
Monopolisation, profit without purpose and social corrosion are not accidents – they are inherent, and ever more pronounced, factors of the system itself. Read here
Environment
Counterpunch: Valerie Reynoso – The Rising Monopoly of Monsanto-Bayer
The merging of Monsanto-Bayer has resulted in the rise of one of the four largest global mega-mergers of the decade and the formation of a near-monopoly in the agricultural industry. Valerie Reynoso is an Author […]
Finance
The Verge: Uber lost over $5 billion in one quarter, but don’t worry, it gets worse
This is price dumping to achieve a dominant market position. How are taxis to compete with a company that receives 30 or 40% Silicon Valley subsidy for every driver for many years? Read here
Climate Crisis
Richard Murphy – The Green New Deal Requires Wealth Taxation
Just when you think Richard Murphy might be taking a day off, he makes another point landing. He is one of the few thinkers who can truly define how a Green New Deal brings together […]
Climate Crisis
Bill Mitchell: Modest (insipid) Green New Deal proposals miss the point – Part 1
The response to climate change can only be a robust economic, political, and social revolution, but we have a lot of people tinkering on the edges. Read here Read Part 2 here
Economics
Ben Wray – Platform Capitalism: How Digital Platforms Took Over the World and What to do About It
CommonSpace editor Ben Wray examines the rise of the digital platforms, which are based on a fundamentally different set of characteristics than the global economic giants of the past Ben Wray is CommonSpace editor and […]
Economics
Renegade Inc: Guy Standing – Rentier Britain, All the rent goes to the 1%
There are three fundamental issues that lie at the heart of our current economic malaise: the first is unearned income and wealth from land rent, the second is the creation of money by privately owned […]