Deregulation
Bill Mitchell: Financial services agreements – the EU as a neoliberal, corporatist project
Bill Mitchell on one of the EU´s current neo-liberal mega projects: TISA (“Trade in Services Agreement”). Read here
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Economics
Bill Mitchell: British growth strengthens in September quarter 2018
Bill Mitchell provides a analysis very different from the mainstream discourse. Read here
EU politics
Bill Mitchell: Italy should lead the Member States out of the neoliberal Eurozone dystopia
The German hegemon, hiding behind its policy of EU and Eurozone rules that benefit Germany have to observed, but Germany, as EU hegemon, is free to do what it wants (Germany´s EU policy is the […]
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: Left-liberals and neoliberals really should not be in the same party
In four short articles Bill Mitchell addresses the need for progressive politics to free itself from neoliberal language, constructs and economists. Its a good read for the weekend. Read here
Economics
Bill Mitchell: The British Labour Fiscal Credibility rule – some further final comments
There is no doubt that “the markets” will viciously attack Britain. The question is, what to do? That the Labour Party would prefer not to be confronted with this problem and is trying to appease […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: A summary of my meeting with John McDonnell in London
This is one of the most fascinating articles we have posted for some time. It is a one-sided recollection of an event, so one has to be careful, but it is in keeping with much […]
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: The destruction of Greece – the slow-burn decline of a nation
It appears that Alexis Tsirpas`s socialists have become true social democrats. Read here
EU politics
Bill Mitchell – I hope the Italian government holds its nerve against Brussels
“A brief reflection on the latest crisis that is about to engulf the Eurozone. I am referring to the announcement by the Italian government that it will target a fiscal deficit of 2.4 per cent […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: The divide between mainstream macro and MMT is irreconcilable – Part 1
It is noticeable that the economic mainstream is becoming increasingly uncomfortable by the increased interest in Modern Monetary Theory. Bill Mitchell is right. There appears to be an effort to co-opt Modern Monetary Theory under […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: Public infrastructure investment must privilege public well-being over profit
The whole machinery of public procurement that has emerged in this neoliberal era needs to be abandoned and replaced with decision-making processes and rules that privilege the advancement of public well-being over profit. Read here