EU politics
France 24: French govt offers compromise to end transport strike
This does not sound like a declaration of a government that is winning the hearts and minds of its citizens. Read here
Neo-Liberalism in the EU
Austerity
France 24: ‘We won’t give up’: French protesters defiant on day 36 of pension strikes
It is a truly impressive effort by French workers to defy neo-liberal austerity. Read here
Austerity
Juan Laborda, Andrés Villena – Spain: Coalition Government Burying the ‘Mitterrand Syndrome’
Beyond the positive results it could possibly achieve, Spain’s new government has the chance to show that politics still has a purpose in European democracies Juan Laborda is professor of Financial Economics and Derivatives at […]
Austerity
BarakalypseNow – This Is Neoliberalism: Hayek and the Mont Pelerin Society I: 1918 – 1939 (Part 3)
We are continuing with Part 3 of this brilliant series. See Part 1 here and Part 2 here
Economics
Carlos Garcia Hernández – Spain’s New Coalition: Neo-liberalism with a Heart
There is a lot of criticism on the Spanish left of the Social Democrat/Unidas Podemos coalition’s financial policy. Carlos Garcia Hernández analyses this from a Modern Monetary Theory perspective. Carlos Garcia Hernández is managing director […]
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck – The Twenties and New Thinking
The EU is at a crossroad and has no idea of which course to take – except the usual: Led by the German hegemon into the ditch. Heiner Flassbeck is an economist, as well as […]
Austerity
rfi: Self-employed workers in France join strike over pension reform
Representatives of more than 16 professions including doctors and lawyers have joined strike action to defend their self-funded pension schemes which they say the government’s pension reforms ignore. Read here
Austerity
Prem Sikka – Britain: This is the state of our economy after a decade of Tory rule
Successive right-wing governments have badly hurt our economy. What’s next? Read here
Economics
BarakalypseNow – This Is Neoliberalism: Keynesian Embedded Liberalism (Part 2)
We are continuing with Part 2 of this brilliant series. See Part 1 here
Austerity
David Harvey: What is Neoliberalism?
David Harvey on what neoliberalism is, where it came from – and why the concept is still relevant today. Read here