Turning The Tide On Inequality
It is hard to believe that it is any coincidence that by far the most economically unequal large country in the European Union, the UK,
Economy
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The Case Against Free-Market Capitalism
Free-market capitalism is on trial. In the United Kingdom, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn accuses neoliberalism of increasing homelessness, throwing children into poverty, and causing
A Real Alternative To Neoliberalism
When laissez-faire economics led to catastrophe in 1929, Keynes devised a comprehensive economic theory to replace it. When Keynesian demand management hit the buffers in
The True – and False – Costs Of Inequality
The first research papers showing that health was worse and violence more common in societies with large income differences were published in the 1970s. Since
Schäuble’s Poisoned Parting Gift To The Eurozone
Those who wish to leave – so a German saying – you should not seek to dissuade from so doing. To few people is the
International Banking: Known Evil Or Unknown Good?
From 2000 to 2007 European banks’ overseas assets almost quadrupled, making them the most globalized in the world, while from 2007 to 2015 they shrank
Berlusconi’s New Lira Or Fiscal Money?
The former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has officially launched a project to issue a new national currency complementary to the euro as the ace
Citizens’ Wealth Fund To Tackle Inequality
Recently, Liberal-Democrat leader Vince Cable joined the long list of politicians who have warned of the dangers of excessive inequality. But strong as the speech
How The OECD Wants To Make Globalisation Work For All
Worried by the populist backlash against globalisation, a big crowd of ministers, politicians and economists participated last June in the annual OECD week in Paris
The Greek Economy Is Recovering And Exiting The Crisis
The latest data from Eurostat shows that the Greek economy is steadily entering a growth phase, after many years of recession. Investments are increasing and
The Euro’s Narrow Path
With Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the French presidential election, and Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union enjoying a comfortable lead in opinion polls ahead of Germany’s
Economic Sovereignty: A Delusion
It has been Conservative policy in Britain since Mrs Thatcher to reduce the size of the state in pursuit of some golden age where private
How Bad Will Brexit Really Be For The UK?
The great majority of the economic forecasts have concluded that Brexit will damage the UK economy. In the case of ‘no deal’ between the UK
Who Wants to Deregulate Finance?
Since a revolving door was installed at the entrance to the West Wing of the White House, it has been difficult to keep track of
The Promise Of Fiscal Money
Western capitalism has few sacred cows left. It is time to question one of them: the independence of central banks from elected governments. The rationale
Strong Euro Is Here To Stay
The euro rally on FX markets really begins to look interesting now: 1.2 on the Dollar, a level never experienced since January 2015, just before