Why Greece Could Have Returned To Financial Markets Much Earlier
A few weeks ago Athens persuaded private holders of about €30 billion in Greek debt to swap short maturity bonds for five new ones of
Austerity: From Outrage To Progressive Alternatives
Social democracy in Europe is not in good shape. Perhaps the main reason for social democratic parties losing support has been their perceived association with
In Defence Of Economic Populism
Populists abhor restraints on the political executive. Since they claim to represent “the people” writ large, they regard limits on their exercise of power as
Racing The Machine
Dispelling anxiety about robots has become a major preoccupation of business apologetics. The commonsense – and far from foolish – view is that the more
Instability, Not Productivity, Is The Economic Problem
There is currently a big debate about productivity growth. Is it as slow as it has been measured or have changes in the economy led
When Welfare Sabotages Lives
As Christmas approached last year, the United Kingdom accelerated the rollout of a social security scheme only Ebenezer Scrooge could have loved. The “universal credit”
Can Movement Politics Renew European Democracy?
Many people expected the big political story of 2017 to be about the triumph of populism in Europe. But things didn’t turn out that way.
Economic Austerity And Outward Migration
Since independence in 1991 the Baltic states have implemented neoliberal economic policies with weak social systems and income and wealth distribution that is among the
Restoring Social Cohesion: A Project For 2018 And Beyond
Addressing the changes and the fracture in the relationship between the citizen and society has been a matter of great importance for me throughout my
Two Myths About Automation
Robots, machine learning, and artificial intelligence promise to change fundamentally the nature of work. Everyone knows this. Or at least they think they do. Specifically,
SPD Task Ahead: Enacting Communitarian And Cosmopolitan Values
What, in your opinion, is the historic position of the SPD in the German political system, and where does it stand now? It’s certainly an
Bitcoin Is Not The Currency Of The Future
There seems to be no end in sight for the Bitcoin bubble. This comes close to the great bubble developments that we have known in
Europe’s Chance To Lead On Robotics And AI
At least since Mary Shelley created Victor Frankenstein and his iconic monster in 1818, humans have had a morbid fascination with man-made beings that could
Company Transfer Rules Must End ‘Regime Shopping’
For decades, the European trade union movement has been urging EU authorities to put an end to ‘regime shopping’, which allows companies in Europe to
Does Europe Really Need Fiscal And Political Union?
Greece’s combative former finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, and his nemesis, former German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble, were at loggerheads on Greek debt throughout Varoufakis’s term