Sweden: From Achievements To Uncertainty
A quarter of a century ago the economic policies of Sweden’s Social Democrats faced harsh criticism from political opponents as well as from academics. The
Europe’s Outcast: Cautioning Poland On The Rule Of Law
For years Poland was depicted as a success story in the great transformation of Central and Eastern Europe. A democratic system was built swiftly, with
The Inflation Target Trap
Central banks have a problem: growth in much of the world is accelerating, but inflation has failed to take off. Of course, for most people,
Democracy Without Glue
The aftershocks of the Great Recession are still being felt. The trail of suffering in the shape of unemployment and destruction of wealth has transformed
Employment Shifts In Europe During The Recovery: Three Little Noticed Trends
The EU has finally recovered all the net employment losses sustained since the global financial crisis. It has been a long and painful process. But
Poland After Trump
Donald Trump came, he saw, he conned. The US president’s trip to Poland, a stop on his way to the G20 summit in Hamburg, was
Orban, Orwell and Soros
In George Orwell’s bleakly prophetic novel, 1984, Oceania’s totalitarian regime strives to mobilise popular support by holding up the figure of Emmanuel Goldstein as a
Is Social Democracy Facing Extinction In Europe?
The last French presidential election and the recent legislative elections confirmed a seemingly unstoppable declining trend in the electoral support of social democratic parties. For
How Is The European Migration Crisis Affecting Polish Politics?
The migration crisis has rumbled on for the last two years since it developed as a major issue in Polish politics dividing the main parties
Brexit To Nowhere?
Politics brings out strong emotions in everyone. Even the British, despite their reputation for pursuing their interests in a cool and calm fashion, apparently are
The Real Measure Of Inequality
We talk a lot about inequality but the data we rely on is subject to substantial errors since much income and wealth goes unmeasured and
The Way In And Out Of Europe
British Remainers do themselves and their country no favours by insisting that the decision to quit the European Union is based on the stupidity of
World Wide Web Of Equal Freedom?
From boundless euphoria to bitter disenchantment. Whoever reviews the digitalisation debate over the last few years will identify a clear trend: We interpreted the Arab
The European Social Pillar – Towards An EU Minimum Wage Policy?
On 26 April, the European Commission launched its proposal for a European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) as a flagship initiative to strengthen the EU’s
What Can We Learn From The Nordic Model?
The neoliberal era started in the eighties as a revolt against the welfare state. It was a reassertion of the fundamentalist belief in market infallibility.
Rescuing Veneto Banks Would Have Cost Less With Indirect Nationalization
The Italian government has launched a package of extraordinary measures to handle the crisis at Veneto Banca (VB) and Banca Popolare di Vicenza (BPVI). The
Fallacies of Brexit: Personifying Countries & Simplistic Polemics
Babbling Brexit The British media provides a consistently misleading version of the process of UK disengagement from EU membership. The term used for this process,