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Dani Rodrik: “Globalization Has Contributed to Tearing Societies Apart”

April 2, 2018 MDRose 0

In an interview with ProMarket, Harvard economist Dani Rodrik explained where globalization went wrong, how trade agreements serve rent-seeking by politically well-connected firms, and why the only solution to the rise of political populism is […]

Austerity

Shlomo Ben-Ami: The Threat to Western Democracy Starts at Home

April 1, 2018 MDRose 0

Ben-Ami picks up a number of threads an weaves them together skilfully. These are the usual distractions by political elites enforcing neo-liberalism as they notice that they are losing power. We are seeing the same […]

Economics

Resolution Foundation – Two housing crises

March 26, 2018 MDRose 0

This may be explicitly about the houing situation in Britain, but a number of its conclusions can be carried over to other EU nations. By Ian Mulheirn, Director of Consulting at Oxford Economics Cross-posted from […]

Finance

Richard Murphy – It’s time to tax wealth

March 25, 2018 MDRose 0

Richard Murphy once again proposes to reform a tax system, which is already biased towards capital and is regressive. Richard Murphy is Professor of Practice in International Political Economy, City University of London. He campaigns […]

EU politics

Owen Jones: Labour must be bolder – only a wealth tax can defeat inequality

March 24, 2018 MDRose 0

Political parties will have to find the courage to start increasing taxes on excessive wealth – of private citizens and of corporations. That is a good start. What can follow is suggested here by Owen […]

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John Rapley – Democracy Was Never All It Was Cut Out to Be Anyhow

March 24, 2018 MDRose 0

Has democracy simply become a ploy to protect the haves  from the increasingly have-nots. If so, its best sell by date seems to be approaching. John Rapley is a political economist and author of ‘Twilight […]

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Heiner Flassbeck – The market economy, fair wages, and poverty in rich Germany

March 22, 2018 MDRose 0

Germany has a balanced budget, a massive current account surplus, and low unemployment. Why then is there so much poverty in such a wealthy nation? Heiner Flassbeck is an economist, as well as publisher and […]

Finance

Tax Justice Network – New report: German-African research linking illicit and criminal financial flows with global poverty

March 22, 2018 MDRose 0

That would be a bleak day for tax havens and financial institutions: “After our research it is obvious that Kenya and Zambia could do without development aid if they were able to tax justly and […]

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Karen Rowlingson – Poor people are penalised for borrowing to make ends meet – a new alliance gives them another way

March 21, 2018 MDRose 0

Many people on low incomes are paying dearly for access to credit. shutterstock.com Karen Rowlingson, University of Birmingham Michael Sheen has just launched the End High Cost Credit Alliance. The actor has supported various charitable […]

Economics

Chris Dillow: Centrists & capitalism

March 20, 2018 MDRose 0

Are John McDonnell and Jeremy Corbyn opening the way to socialism. If having a greater stake in society means more ownership for the “rank and file”, then yes, argues Chris Dillow. Read here  

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Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

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Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

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Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

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