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The Case for Degrowth by Giorgos Kallis, Susan Paulson, Giacomo D’Alisa, Federico Demaria

December 3, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

Book Review by Mathew D. Rose “Forlorn Hope” was a British military term from the seventeenth to early nineteenth century for a group of soldiers chosen to take an extremely hazardous role in a military […]

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Economics

Anna Coote – Why we’re backing Universal Basic Services (UBS)

November 20, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

Many people might know Universal Basic Income (UBI), but fewer are familiar with Universal Basic Services (UBS), providing essential services according to need, not ability to pay. This  is a collective alternative to the individualist […]

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Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save The World by Jason Hickel

October 2, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 1

Book Review by Justin H. Vassallo The window for countries to alter earth’s frightening ecological trajectory is rapidly passing. As climate change has morphed into a climate crisis over the past twenty years, the proposed […]

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James Meadway – Creating the Digital Commons after COVID-19

August 7, 2020 David Shirreff 0

The pandemic has accelerated the growth of the data economy and the digital giants who dominate it. It’s time to rethink how data is owned, governed and used. James Meadway is an economist and writer […]

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Cities Versus Multinationals: Who will Win our Post-Covid Future?

June 22, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

Municipalities and social movements have gained new energy from the crisis. Can they win against corporates set on tightening their grip on power? By Observatori del Deute en la Globalització (ODG),  Observatoire des Multinationales Transnational […]

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Climate Crisis

Giorgos Kallis, Susan Paulson, Giacomo D’Alisa, Federico Demaria – The Case for Degrowth in a Time of the Corona Pandemic

May 16, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

The time is ripe for us to refocus on what really matters: not GDP, but the health and well-being of our people and our planet. Giorgos Kallis is ICREA Professor at the Institute of Environmental […]

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Economics

Guy Standing – Class Politics Fit for the Times

April 27, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

The outdated notions of class and the continued romanticizing of “the working class.” Guy Standing is a Professorial Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and the co-founder and […]

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Corruption

Steffi Doebler – The UK University Strikes are about more than Pensions, Pay and Equality – we Need to Change the Very Way, UK Higher Education is Run

March 11, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

This newest phase of UK University Strike has entered its fourth an final week. This strike is about much, much more than economic demands. It is about saving universities, one of the fundaments of our […]

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Austerity

Phil Leeke – The UK University Strike: Don’t Skimp on the Rivets

March 6, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 1

For those of you that have spent your week on the picket line, and for those of us who are supporting this strike because we received good university educations from dedicated and content staff and […]

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Austerity

Guy Standing – How to Value Your Time and not just Your Money

January 17, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 1

Our second brilliant weekend read (the first is here). Economic growth has become toxic, both for the environment and society. Guy Standing is a labour economist and Professorial Research Associate at SOAS Cross-posted from Institute […]

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The many in one: A review by Branko Milanović of Amartya Sen’s “Home in the world: A memoir”

May 20, 2022 0

Cross-posted from Branko’s blog Global Inequality No contemporary famous economist has as broad interests and knowledge, nor as diverse life experience as Amartya Sen. It is not surprising that many have been looking forward to […]

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Fractured China: How State Transformation is Shaping China’s Rise by Lee Jones and Shahar Hameiri 

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Book Review by  Chenchao Lian Originally published by E-International Relations How is Chinese foreign policy made? How is it implemented? These are questions that have long occupied China specialists. With the growth of Chinese power […]

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