Austerity
Mark Blyth – Why Do People Continue To Believe Stupid Economic Ideas
Informative as well as entertaining
Finance
Finance
Dani Rodrik: The great globalisation lie
Proponents of globalisation claimed that it would benefit the whole of society and the world. That was a lie. Instead it has served and is still serving corporations and professional elites. Many others, the so […]
Economics
Thomas Piketty: Trump, Macron: same fight
It is customary to contrast Trump and Macron: on one hand the vulgar American businessman with his xenophobic tweets and global warming scepticism; and on the other, the well-educated, enlightened European with his concern for […]
Economics
New Weather Institute and Rethinking Economics: 33 Theses for an Economics Reformation
Marking the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s challenge to the established church, the New Weather Institute and campaign group Rethinking Economics, with input from a wide range of economists, academics and concerned citizens, are challenging the […]
Corruption
Norbert Häring – How Uber money dominates and distorts economic research on ride-hailing platforms
The academic community is discrediting itself, much like the political elite before it, as it prostitutes itself to big business. Norbert Häring is a financial journalist at the German daily business newspaper Handelsblatt, blogger and […]
Austerity
Larry Elliot: Attacks on McDonnell a sign Tories know stance on borrowing is defunct
Obsession with debt reduction has been disastrous and arguments against a borrow-to-invest approach no longer pass muster Read here
Finance
Michael Roberts: Capitalism without capital – or capital without capitalism?
The control of intangibles by a small number of mega companies could well be weakening the ability to find new ideas and develop them. Monopolies on intellectual property is not only damaging for the economy, […]
Economics
Rasmus Hovedskov Hansen and Ian Alexander Lovering: Can the Eurozone resolve its macroeconomic imbalances before the next crisis?
The Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure attempts to prevent future economic crises within the Eurozone by remedying emerging imbalances. Precisely how to achieve this, however, has opened a struggle for the very direction of European governance. Rasmus […]
Finance
NICK DEARDEN: The WTO matters more than ever – here’s what you need to know about its summit
Is a neoliberal dream being reborn in Latin America? It’s not got off to the best of starts… Nick Dearden is director of Global Justice Now. Cross-posted from openDemocracyUK ‘Latin America returns to the […]
Finance
The Paradise Papers: a Tax Justice UK briefing
A virtual briefing and Q&A on the Paradise Papers, what they mean for the UK’s tax system, and what we can do to fix it. Juliette Garside is a financial correspondent at the Guardian, who […]