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Corruption

Robin McAlpine – Progress Needs the State, but the State Must Progress

May 29, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

We have so many analyses on BRAVE NEW EUROPE, but no author dissects the reality of failing democracy in the EU better than Robin McAlpine and offering solid solutions to boot. Just substitute the name […]

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Climate Crisis

Robin McAlpine: ‘Green New Deal’ and ‘Green Deal’ are Opposites – We have to Choose

May 20, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

My perennial criticism of the Left is that it manages to be correct on high-level principles but bad at actually fighting the fight. As chatter about ‘afterwards’ grows and grows, it is even more important […]

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Corruption

Robin McAlpine – Liberal Democracy has Failed because it has Abandoned Democracy

May 5, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

This has to be the best and most thorough micro-analysis of the failings of Liberal Democracy. Just replace Scotland with the name of your nation, do the same with the names, organisations, etc, substituting with […]

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Robin McAlpine: After this Crisis, our Lives and Economy can be Better – If We have Principles

April 10, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

This is the direction we should be thinking in. What comes after? If we do not know, it will be the same old neo-liberalism. An important weekend read. Robin McAlpine is the director of the […]

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Robin McAlpine – When People say the Coronavirus has Changed the World, This is What they Mean

March 30, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

It is time to drop all those lovely neo-liberal illusions. The coronavirus has returned us to reality. Let’s remain there. It’s a good place to be. Robin McAlpine is the director of the Scottish think […]

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Robin McAlpine: This is how Scotland’s Economy can Survive the Coronavirus

March 18, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

An economic plan NOW is every bit as important as an epidemic plan. “Already it is absolutely clear that economic orthodoxy is not even at the races in producing one – because economic orthodoxy is […]

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Climate Crisis

Robin McAlpine: The Koalas will Burn until you say ‘Enough’

January 16, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

In our first brilliant weekend read (the second is here) Common Weal director Robin McAlpine argues that the global climate crisis won’t be solved until we start to apply local solutions Robin McAlpine is the […]

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Robin McAlpine: The Independence Movement’s Biggest Battle is Against Denial

January 12, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

Ashes on our heads. Due to all the major events in Europe of the past months we have ignored the Scottish Independence Movement. It is already knocking at the door. Do not underestimate it. The […]

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Austerity

Robin McAlpine: Stop Feigning Confusion at Public Ownership; it’s not Complicated

November 23, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

When one reads an article like this, it becomes painfully clear how bankrupt Europe’s political class is. While politicians pretend they are the high priests of complicated truths, which we daily realise are lies, we […]

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Robin McAlpine – Climate Crisis: ‘Clyde-built’ is How Scotland Saves the World

November 16, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

Not so long ago in a wee land not so far, far away…… Robin McAlpine is the director of the Scottish think tank Common Weal. Cross-posted from Common Space I NEVER enjoy launch events which […]

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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

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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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The Great Transformation: China’s Road from Revolution to Reform by Odd Arne Westad and Chen Jian

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Book Review by Branko Milanović Odd Arne Westad and Chen Jian’s The Great Transformation: China’s Road from Revolution to Reform is a book about how China transformed itself between the Great Leap Forward and the early […]

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