How Bad Can It Get? Prepare For Economic Nationalism
2016 was already quite miserable in so many respects; 2017 promises to get even worse. Looking at the chamber of horrors President-elect Trump is putting
Pay And Social Protection In Platform Capitalism
The market-making matching of supply and demand – not any kind of sharing – defines online platforms. Extension of markets into new spheres may provide
Labour And Its Brexit Dilemma
The British Labour Party currently teeters on the brink, trapped between following many of its northern supporters in supporting an end to the freedom of
Europe’s Slow-Burning Issue – Making Work Sustainable
Making work sustainable is not simply a challenge for politicians and policymakers in the European Union: it is a fundamental issue that underpins the future
Reborn Social Democracy As ‘Progressive Communitarianism’
The new authoritarianism sweeping through liberal democracies increasingly justifies parallels with the 1930s. Now, like then, electorates face multiple insecurities: a lack of decent work,
Don’t Cry Over Dead Trade Agreements
The seven decades since the end of World War II were an era of trade agreements. The world’s major economies were in a perpetual state
It Can Happen Here! Why Donald Trump Affects Us All
In his 2004 novel The Plot against America, Philip Roth invoked the spectre of a fascist regime in the United States of America. Squarely in the
Italy On The Brink
Political instability in Italy is nothing new. But Italian voters’ rejection of constitutional reforms in a referendum has not only led Prime Minister Matteo Renzi
Europe And The Globalization Of Unrest
Donald Trump’s victory has sent the liberal world order into a tailspin. We are not just facing a wake-up call; this wave of authoritarian national
Greater Inequality Not Due To New Technology And Free Trade
A popular narrative today is that low-income groups in the western world have fallen behind owing to jobs lost to new machines and to low-paid
Preventing the Next Eurozone Crisis Starts Now
European leaders have devoted scant attention to the future of the eurozone since July 2012, when Mario Draghi, the European Central Bank’s president, famously committed to do “whatever
Migration Cannot Be Cast In Terms Of Individual Rights
The Jungle in Calais is closed and the deal with Turkey is in place. Is the refugee crisis over? Not at all. The refugee crisis
Britain And Ireland: Keeping Common Trade And Travel Areas
How does Brexit influence the economic and political development in Ireland, in your opinion?
Secret For Business Success In Crisis Times? Trust And Dialogue
Europe has gone through significant economic change over the past decade. Businesses have had to manage unprecedented challenges posed by the financial crisis, globalisation and
Understanding Global Inequality
Branko Milanovic, what is your diagnosis of global inequality as it stands and where do we stand in historical terms? Yes, let me start maybe