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David Barmes – Why Covid-19 should make us Rethink the Concept of Inflation

May 4, 2020 MDRose 0

Despite central banks’ coordinated moves to pump more money into the economy, inflation is unlikely to occur for now. Rather, the current crisis is generating deflationary pressures. Covid-19 shouldn’t prompt worries about inflation but rather […]

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David Barmes – The looming danger of a high-carbon monetary response to the coronavirus crisis

April 1, 2020 MDRose 0

Positive Moneys David Barmes argues that renewed QE strategies undermine the Paris Agreement and miss a key opportunity to promote a greener economy Read here

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David Barmes – Corona Crisis: Now’s the Time to Stop Worshipping the False God of GDP

March 31, 2020 MDRose 0

We must resist GDP-based arguments which attempt to justify a less stringent public health response to Covid-19. As we emerge from this crisis, returning to a senseless pursuit of endless growth would do more harm […]

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David Barmes – The UK’s Decoupling Delusion: Have We Really Divorced Economic Growth and Carbon Emissions?

February 18, 2020 MDRose 0

This article could well apply to any of the advanced economies and is thus relevant for at least much of Europe. David Barmes is carrying out Positive Money’s latest research on Escaping Growth Dependency. Cross-posted […]

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David Barmes – There will be No Escape from Fires and Floods without a Transformation of our Economic System

January 7, 2020 MDRose 0

As bushfires rip through Australia and a deluge floods Indonesia’s capital city, policymakers continue to place ecocidal economic growth above all else. Addressing climate and ecological breakdown will require nothing less than a deep social […]

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David Barmes – Banks Really are Magic Money Trees

December 1, 2019 MDRose 0

Most people, probably 99%, believe that banks are intermediaries between savers and investors. They aren’t. David Barmes is carrying out Positive Money’s latest research on Escaping Growth Dependency Cross-posted from Positive Money Banks really are […]

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David Barmes – A Reformed Appointment Process of the IMF Won’t Cut It, the Whole Institution Needs an Overhaul

August 19, 2019 MDRose 0

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stands for death, destruction, and repression. It does not solve problems, it pulverises them. David Barmes is carrying out Positive Money’s latest research on Escaping Growth Dependency Cross-posted from Positive […]

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David Barmes – Reflections on the State of Green Finance

August 5, 2019 MDRose 0

Another example of why capitalism is not capable of dealing with the Climate Catastrophe, nor offer any real solutions. David Barmes is carrying out Positive Money’s latest research on Escaping Growth Dependency Cross-posted from Positive […]

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

June 11, 2026 0

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

May 8, 2026 0

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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