Austerity
Michael Roberts – Books of the year 2024
Every year at this time, I look back at the books that I have reviewed during the year on this blog. I’ll take them in chronological order. José Tapia had a new book on the […]
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Economics
Michael Roberts – Revisiting the theory of long depressions
The World Bank now sees the global economy on track for its worst half-decade of growth in 30 years. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ […]
Economics
Michael Roberts: Overproduction or overaccumulation? – the debate
A further look at Marx’s law of the tendency of the rate of profit to fall Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Back last […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – The chaos theory of profitability refuted
Back to economic theory Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog The law of the tendential fall of the average rate of profit (LTRPF) lies […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – US economy: an exceptional boom or a bubble to burst?
The US economy is buoyant. Why? Where is it going from here? Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Recently, there has been a spate […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Ireland election: its economic model under threat?
Ireland is in a ‘colonial’ relation to US corporates and investors Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog The Repubic of Ireland (this excludes the […]
Climate Crisis
Michael Roberts: COP-out 29
What is the difference between the genocide in Gaza and the genocide of the planet? And that by the same perpetrators Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Private equity: vampire capital
Private equity, the modern form of financial investment into and the management of companies and their workforces, is the epitome of the vampire motif Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific […]
Climate Crisis
Michael Roberts – Historical Materialism 2024 part two: digital and fossil fuel capitalism and imperialism
This year’s HM themes were imperialism and climate change Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog At this year’s Historical Materialism conference, I attended a […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Historical Materialism 2024 part one: late capitalism and inflation
A discussion of Marxist theories of contemporary capitalism. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Every year the Historical Materialism journal holds a conference in London. […]