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Economics

Heiner Flassbeck – Current account surpluses, jobs, and statistics

June 27, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Confusion is increasing, but a solution is nowhere in sight. All sides are trying to disavow Trump’s trade policy, but Germany’s surpluses and their fatal effects on other countries are not going away. Heiner Flassbeck […]

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Economics

Heiner Flassbeck – The Italian patient: A current economic assessment

June 11, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Italy is still suffering politically from a completely inappropriate analysis of its economic situation by northern nations. This is because of the general economic ignorance in the North, but also due to specious prejudices against […]

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Austerity

Heiner Flassbeck – Italy is going down the wrong path

May 29, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

We are entering the next round of events in Italy and the wheels are spinning ever faster as we head for a train crash resulting in the end of the euro and the European Union. […]

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EU politics

Heiner Flassbeck: O bella, ciao! bella, ciao! bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!

May 23, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

The stupidity of Northern European nations with regard to debt has hit Italy again and is provoking even more radical “solutions”. When will people ever learn? Heiner Flassbeck is an economist, as well as publisher […]

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Heiner Flassbeck – The market economy, fair wages, and poverty in rich Germany

March 22, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Germany has a balanced budget, a massive current account surplus, and low unemployment. Why then is there so much poverty in such a wealthy nation? Heiner Flassbeck is an economist, as well as publisher and […]

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Austerity

Jörg Bibow and Heiner Flassbeck – The Euro Disaster

March 7, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Many nations within the euro-zone are in chronic economic crisis, which has resulted in a permanent political crisis in the EU. Jörg Bibow and Heiner Flassbeck see Germany’s economic policy and neo-liberal ideology as the […]

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EU politics

Heiner Flassbeck and Michael Paetz – Germany’s metal workers’ union: Making a success out of failure

February 12, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

In Germany there is currently a tendency to portray defeats as victories. The attempted grand coalition is an excellent example. According to Heiner Flassbeck and Michael Paetz the same is true of the much heralded […]

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Economics

Heiner Flassbeck and Friederike Spiecker – The German current account surplus: Much larger than officially reported?

January 29, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

It appears the German government is manipulating its trade surplus statistics to avoid increased criticism. While Germans believe a massive trade surplus is a confirmation of national superiority, elsewhere it is termed “beggaring thy neighbour”. […]

Economics

Heiner Flassbeck – Hooray, they’re letting us just about manage!

December 7, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

How neo-liberalism is once again moving the goalposts with regard to worker’s earnings and those who don’t even notice it Heiner Flassbeck is an economist, as well as publisher and editor of “Makroskop” and “flassbeck […]

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Heiner Flassbeck: What Will Cutting ‘Quantitative Easing’ Mean for Europe?

November 8, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

In The Real News Network The European Central Bank (ECB) announced that it will reduce its cash injection program, known as quantitative easing, by half. Economist Heiner Flassbeck discusses the consequences this will have for […]

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Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s Long War on Palestine by Avi Shlaim

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Book Review by Hossam el-Hamalawy Avi Shlaim’s Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s Long War on Palestine is a book written in the midst of catastrophe, not after its dust has settled.  It is a work shaped […]

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Reviewed by Branko Milanovic´ This new splendid and beautifully-written book by Rana Dasgupta has as its title After Nations: The Making and Unmaking of a World Order. The idea, briefly sketched in the introduction and […]

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