Lobbying by the governments of the U.K., France and Germany blocked efforts to introduce a European soil protection policy in 2007, citing costs and potential impacts on housing developments.
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Economics
German Foreign Policy – Germany: The price of being an “Export Champion”
Germans believe that Donald Trump is introducing tariffs because he is stupid and aggressive. Hardly anyone talks aboutGermany’s obscene positive balance of trade. Germany’s mercantilism is no more reactionary than Trump’s policies – and no […]
Economics
Quinn Slobodian: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism
“Today, the European Union offers the fullest realization of the neoliberal political vision.” This looks like a very interesting book. Here is a lengthy review. Read here
Finance
Simon Wren-Lewis – Economists: too much ideology, too little craft
For all its claims of being a science, Wren-Lewis, borrowing from Dani Rodrik, sees economics also as a craft: ” If you do not apply the craft well, then what can replace it is ideology, […]
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