Deregulation
Martin Parker: Why we should bulldoze the business school
The business school only teaches one form of organising – market managerialism. Read here
Finance
Economics
The Minskys: For Bold Solutions We Ought To Include MMT in Economic Discourse
The need to revamp Western capitalism has brought renewed attention to Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), a school of thought that offers an important and bold perspective on economics and policy solutions. Read here
Austerity
Thomas Fazi and William Mitchell: Why the Left Should Embrace Brexit
Remainers claim that Brexit will be an economic apocalypse. But it provides the opportunity for a radical break with neoliberalism. Read here
Finance
The People Vs Tech by Jamie Bartlett
Book review by David Beer Is technology undermining democracy? Do we ever really know how we arrive at our political views? The pixelated vision of the near future offered in Jamie Bartlett’s new book […]
Economics
Ann Pettifor – On tectonic plates, the economic system & the economics profession
They have the jobs, they have the money, they have the political backing. Why should neo-classical economists want to change anything? Ann Pettifor – Economist, director of Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME) – Author of […]
Austerity
Richard Murphy: Tory austerity has delivered the worst decade for UK productivity growth since the 18th century
Should this be a surprise to anyone? The goal of austerity was to increase inequality, primarily at the cost of the poorest and weakest. Nothing more and nothing less. Read here
Economics
Harris Hatziioannou – Eurozone reform: dominion by technocracy?
When mainstream economists seek solutions for the Eurozone the result is always the same: less democracy by reducing the power of nation states and more technocracy. All that results in more neo-liberal policies, inequality, and […]
Economics
Nicholas Shaxson – How to Crack Down on Tax Havens: Start With the Banks
Fear not, you can read one article for free and this is the one. Read here
Economics
The Guardian: From Seattle to Luxembourg: how tax schemes shaped Amazon
The Guardian is doing a series concerning Amazon. This is just one article. Read here
EU politics
Brad Setser: Tax Avoidance and the Irish Balance of Payments
An excellent analysis: “Profit shifting by multinational corporations doesn’t distort Ireland’s balance of payments; it constitutes Ireland’s balance of payments.” Read here