The tide seems to be turning concerning the Gig Economy in Britain. Workers, supported by the unions, are winning one court case after the other to be recgonised for what they are: employees. Wren-Lewis looks at the current conflict in London with Über. Are we seeing the beginning of the end to Silicon Valley Capitalism in the UK?
Finance
Labor Notes: How Amazon Workers Are Organizing for the Long Haul
Amazon logistics workers have won much attention for organizing during the pandemic. Read here
Economics
Guntram B. Wolff: Germany’s current account surplus and corporate investment
Following the 1990s post-reunification period and since the beginning of monetary union, Germany’s current account has grown substantially. In the crisis years, Germany’s lost about 15 percentage points of GDP in its external investments, but […]
Finance
Michael Roberts: Capitalism without capital – or capital without capitalism?
The control of intangibles by a small number of mega companies could well be weakening the ability to find new ideas and develop them. Monopolies on intellectual property is not only damaging for the economy, […]
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