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Laurie Macfarlane – We already live in a planned economy – we just need to take the steering wheel

March 12, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 1

Market arrangements always favour certain outcomes over others, and ensure that social arrangements stay within set parameters. Laurie Macfarlane is economics editor at openDemocracy, and a research associate at the UCL Institute for Innovation and […]

Laurie Macfarlane – Why the distribution of wealth has more to do with power than productivity

September 30, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

The distribution of wealth has little to do with contribution or productivity, and everything to do with politics and power. Laurie macfarlane is Economics Editor at openDemocracy Cross-posted from Open Democracy Image: Glenn Halog, CC […]