Economics
Dani Rodrik: Why nation-states are good
The nation-state remains the best foundation for capitalism, and hyper-globalisation risks destroying it Read here
Dani Rodrik
Economics
Dani Rodrik: Can Trade Agreements Be a Friend to Labor?
To date, labor clauses in trade agreements have remained a fig leaf, neither raising labor standards abroad nor protecting them at home. Real change would require a significantly different approach, including how trade agreements uphold […]
Finance
Dani Rodrik: Let’s roll back the hyper-globalization rules of the WTO
Globalization went from being a means for national economic prosperity to becoming the end — with national domestic priorities having to adjust to globalization’s needs instead of vice versa. Read here
Economics
Dani Rodrik: How Democratic Is the Euro?
“Too often, international economic commitments serve not to fix democratic failures at home, but to privilege corporate or financial interests and undermine domestic social bargains. The European Union’s legitimacy deficit derives from the popular suspicion […]
Austerity
Sharun Mukand and Dani Rodrik: The divided public heart
Is politics driven by pragmatic self-interest or by identities and ideals? The self-harming voter offers a clue. This is a long read, but it is the weekend and it is time well invested. Read here
Corruption
Dani Rodrik: What’s Been Stopping the Left?
Rodrik does not go far enough in his analysis. The problem is that the traditional Left, especially in Europe, has become completely corrupted. It has been occupied by opportunists who have one goal: getting rich. […]
Economics
Dani Rodrik: “Globalization Has Contributed to Tearing Societies Apart”
In an interview with ProMarket, Harvard economist Dani Rodrik explained where globalization went wrong, how trade agreements serve rent-seeking by politically well-connected firms, and why the only solution to the rise of political populism is […]
Economics
Dani Rodrik: Ten commandments for economists
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics’ according to Disraeli. Dani Rodrik gives some advice for the ecnommist and non-economist on how to deal with the controversies surrounding economics. Read here […]
Finance
Dani Rodrik: The great globalisation lie
Proponents of globalisation claimed that it would benefit the whole of society and the world. That was a lie. Instead it has served and is still serving corporations and professional elites. Many others, the so […]
Economics
Dani Rodrik: Rescuing Economics from Neoliberalism
This is a further excellent piece concerning neoliberalism, what it is and why it does not work. Rodrik is of the opinion that there is no single neoliberalism. In fact the elements behind it are […]