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Austerity

A Happy Future is a Thing of the Past by Pavlos Roufos

December 2, 2018 MDRose 0

Book review by Mathew D. Rose Together with the European Union refugee policy, the EU’s handling of the Greek crisis is the other great disgrace that has scarred its history – our history – in […]

Economics

Money and Government by Robert Skidelsky

November 15, 2018 MDRose 0

Book review by David Shirreff   Robert Skidelsky, acclaimed biographer of Keynes, anatomises an economic and monetary landscape that could be fertile ground for a Keynesian revival There is something seriously wrong with classic economic […]

Austerity

The Left Case Against the EU by Costas Lapavitsas

November 4, 2018 MDRose 0

Book review by Mathew D. Rose Do you have a feeling something is going seriously wrong in the EU with the rise of neo-fascism, inequality, and power of corporations, but cannot quite put your finger […]

Economics

Corporate Human Rights Violations by Stéfanie Khoury and David Whyte

October 24, 2018 MDRose 0

Book review by Mathew D. Rose The term “human rights” has a positive connotation: inalienable rights for everyone, regardless of location, religion, ethnicity or any other qualities. There is one clear anomaly in this system: […]

Economics

The Finance Curse by Nicholas Shaxson

October 15, 2018 MDRose 0

Book review by David Shirreff The problem outlined in this book has deep roots and it shows no signs of going away. The “finance curse” pervades many Western economies, from tiny tax havens to big […]

Finance

The Globalization Backlash by Colin Crouch

September 30, 2018 MDRose 0

Book Review by David Shirreff The reaction of ordinary people to globalization gets the blame for many upsets including, for example, the surprise election of Donald Trump in America in 2015, and Britain’s “Brexit” vote […]

Economics

General Theory of the Precariat: Great Recession, Revolution, Reaction by Alex Foti

September 10, 2018 MDRose 0

Book review by Alessio Kolioulis Alex Foti is a veteran of the autonomous movement living in Milan. In the late 1990s, he was among the thousands of ‘no-global’ activists who built a Europe-wide network against […]

Economics

Bullshit Jobs, A theory – by David Graeber

August 30, 2018 MDRose 0

Book review by David Shirreff   “I would like this book to be an arrow aimed at the heart of our civilisation.” So writes David Graeber in his preface to Bullshit Jobs, A Theory. David […]

Corruption

The Political Economy of Italy’s Decline by Andrea Lorenzo Capussela

August 21, 2018 MDRose 0

Book review by Mathew D. Rose Andrea Capussela has a tale to tell – and he does it well. This book could not have appeared at a more opportune moment as it seeks to illuminate […]

Economics

Saving Britain by Will Hutton and Andrew Adonis

July 26, 2018 MDRose 0

Book review by David Shirreff This is a passionate, well-argued plea for a European Britain, written by two avowedly socialist Remainers. They will not accept the standard disqualifier: that the EU is a collection of […]

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Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

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Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

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Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

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