Economics
Ann Pettifor: The indefatigable efforts of J. M. Keynes
Ann Pettifor argues that a failure to recognize the economist’s work guarantees further crises Read here
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Economics
Ann Pettifor: Why the Federal Reserve is as much to blame for Turkey’s economic crisis as Donald Trump
It is necessary to point to the Fed’s actions to understand tremors in world markets, but central bankers should never have been held solely responsible for the restoration of macroeconomic stability Read here
Economics
Ann Pettifor: What is wrong about the Bank of England’s rate hike
Besides banks and the wealthy, no one is going to benefit by this, not to mention that many Britons are currently in a very precarious financial situation due to stagnant wages. Read here
Economics
Ann Pettifor – Can Society Once Again Make Finance Servant, Not Master of the Economy?
In February 2018, Jeremy Corbyn accused bankers of taking the economy hostage, and said in a speech that Britain’s financial sector will be “the servant of industry not the masters of all” if the Labour […]
Economics
Ann Pettifor: Irish house prices sky-high due to finance not scarcity
This all sounds frightfully familiar. It is a problem that currently extends through much of Europe. Read here
Economics
Ann Pettifor and Canos Donnay – The left and the EU: the neoliberal conundrum
Ann Pettifor and Sirio Canos Donnay … Reflecting on the polarisation between the right and left which has opened up in European politics since the financial crisis this podcast discusses the neoliberal conundrum: if the […]
Austerity
Ann Pettifor – Is it unreasonable to blame bankers/rentiers for the rise in populism?
According to Pettifor Global bankers and financiers are to blame for the rise of populist and fascist political parties after the Great Financial Crisis and are already leading us to the next financial disaster. Ann […]
Economics
Ann Pettifor – On tectonic plates, the economic system & the economics profession
They have the jobs, they have the money, they have the political backing. Why should neo-classical economists want to change anything? Ann Pettifor – Economist, director of Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME) – Author of […]
Economics
Ann Pettifor – The Bank of England should not raise rates: here’s why
Central Banks have discovered that they have little idea of what is occuring in the economies they are supposed to be guiding. Using economic models that do not function makes it almost impossible to guride […]
Austerity
Ann Pettifor: A triumph for George Osborne’s austerity plan? Not when our social fabric is in tatters
The ex-chancellor rejoices as his target is finally hit, but austerity has taken a terrible toll Read here