40 staff from McDonald’s restaurants in Cambridge and Crayford walked out on September 4th over the transnational company’s use of zero-hours contracts and lack of union recognition.
Austerity
Mark Blyth and Carrie Nordlund – 2018 End of Year Roundup
Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown’s Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown’s Master of Public Affairs program, share their take on the week’s news. In our 2018 year end […]
Austerity
Real News.com – Once a Poster Child for Austerity, Latvia Becomes a Hotbed of Corruption
Austerity didn’t produce recovery in Latvia, it produced the semblance of recovery, says white-collar criminologist Bill Black. It also led to rampant criminal activity in the banking sector, such as money laundering, taking bribes, and […]
Economics
Wolfgang Streeck – The Future of Capitalism
Podcast about the trajectory of capitalism and democracy, Center for Urban Research and Austerity, January 15, 2018 A talk with Wolfgang Streeck, Professor emeritus of sociology. From 1995 to 2014 he was Director at the Max Planck […]
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