Economics
Heiner Flassbeck – The Twenties and New Thinking
The EU is at a crossroad and has no idea of which course to take – except the usual: Led by the German hegemon into the ditch. Heiner Flassbeck is an economist, as well as […]
Heiner Flassbeck
Austerity
Heiner Flassbeck – Hartz IV and Matching Efficiency – or What is the Purpose of Economics?
How Germany used “neo-liberal reforms” to beggar its neighbours and continues to push the eurozone over the brink. Heiner Flassbeck is an economist, as well as publisher and editor of “flassbeck economics international” Originally posted […]
Austerity
Heiner Flassbeck – Germany: Political Amateurs and the Intelligentsia
We all knew that German politicians from Merkel’s Union and the Social Democrats could walk the Zombie Walk, but could they talk the Zombie Talk? Of course they can, and did, explains Heiner Flassbeck. Heiner […]
Climate Crisis
Heiner Flassbeck – Hatred and the Decline of Politics
Politicians the world over are ill-equipped to deal with the biggest threats facing society, hatred and extremism of all kinds including the climate. Heiner Flassbeck is an economist, as well as publisher and editor of […]
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck – The German Problem
The world has a problem with Germany. In Germany, however, people are completely unwilling to admit it. Germany has become a prime example of collective cognitive dissonance. Heiner Flassbeck is an economist, as well as […]
Austerity
Heiner Flassbeck and Patrick Kaczmarczyk – A Sputtering Car Goes into Reverse: The German Recession and its Consequences
Heiner Flassbeck and Patrick Kaczmarczyk write that amidst global political and economic fragility, the downturn in the Germany economy adds to the uncertainty in a world that, as Paul Krugman put it, has a “Germany […]
Inequality
Heiner Flassbeck – Inequality and Taxes
A proposal in Germany to re-introduce a wealth tax has had the conservatives foaming at the mouth. Even the IMF has criticised the country’s widening inequality gap. Heiner Flassbeck is an economist, as well as […]
Climate Crisis
Heiner Flassbeck – The CO2 Cap, Certificates, and the “Distortions”
The Liberals are desperately looking for a purely market-based solution to the climate problem. But there is no such thing. Monetary policy could teach us why a CO2 cap and certificates can never work. Heiner […]
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck – The Great Paradox: Liberalism Destroys the Market Economy – Part 3
Capitalism is celebrated by the liberals as a success story. But this success can only be seen in the USA – and, even then, only for reasons that are incompatible with the liberals’ own ideology. […]
Austerity
Heiner Flassbeck – The Great Paradox: Liberalism Destroys Market Economy – Part 2
Capitalism is celebrated by the liberals as a success story. But, since the liberals came to power, capitalism has lost an enormous amount of its allure. There is no right policy when the thinking behind […]