Business Takes All – Or Win-Win?
The new European Commission company mobility package is unbalanced. It aims at establishing European rules for business mobility in three areas: company conversions, mergers and
Crisis Of Globalisation: From Its Causes To Emancipation
The dynamics of the capitalist world economy have been mystified as globalisation. In its technical sense, globalisation refers to the possibility that social relations can
Europe’s Curse Of Wealth
I have already written before (in a tweet) that no one who travels through Western Europe, especially in Summer, can fail to be impressed by
The Road To Repeal: How Ireland Said ‘Yes’
On May 25th, the people of Ireland voted overwhelmingly in favour of repealing the 8th amendment of the Irish Constitution – the article that had
A Globalisation For People, Not Business
Economists were certain that free trade would be a major source of general welfare enhancement. Resistance against it has been widely seen as irrationality driven
Will Defunding Hungary And Poland Backfire?
Discussions surrounding the European Union’s 2021-2027 budget are intensifying, owing to many European policymakers’ insistence that regional development funds be disbursed only to member states
What Italy’s Crisis Means For Europe
Since the populist Five Star Movement and the right-wing League captured a combined parliamentary majority in Italy’s March 4th election, Italian politics has been at
The World(s) Of Work In Transition: Managing The ‘Megatrends’ Impacting Labour Markets And Society
The French journalist Alphonse Karr once observed that we can either complain because rose bushes have thorns or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses. Karr
Symbolic Growth And Stagnant Wages
For decades, Western governments (and their economies) have been delivering real growth and economic well-being to their citizens. But changes that have occurred since the
Israel, Palestine And Europe’s Selective Historical Amnesia
When my father and his parents returned to Orosháza in Hungary, having been held as slave labourers in Vienna during the latter stages of World
Austerity: A Cyclical Tale
Historians are often tempted to think that events of the past return to the present under new clothes in a cyclical way. The Greek historian
The Post-Crisis EMU: A True OCA?
It is no secret that the Eurozone is not a complete Optimum Currency Area (OCA). Chief among its shortcomings is the uneven level of integration
The Italian Election And US Underpinning Of Populism
The election of March 4, 2018 left Italy with a fragmented parliament, where the two biggest parties, the Five Star Movement and the Lega, are
Fake News And The Fairness Doctrine
Fake news in America’s public square is a failure of its information marketplace. Remediation should occur through enhanced marketplace competition, not government censorship. I have
Crisis Of Globalization: Restoring Social Investment Is Key
Why is democracy under siege throughout the West? How much of the story is cultural or racial, and how much is economic? And can the