Why We Need More Social Europe
Globalization makes international collaboration more urgent; but it also makes it less likely to happen. Marketization requires social policy, not only to combat the negative
A Binding Social Agenda For The European Union
The recent European Parliament election results revealed a reality that is uncomfortable and challenging both politically and socioeconomically. At the political level, we are witnessing
DG ECFIN And The Missing Greek Exports
Economists at DG ECFIN are starting to notice something we have pointed out already some time ago: Despite an enormous cut in wage costs, Greek
A New Social Agenda For The Next Five Years
Today Europe is boredom… it is submerged by numbers and without soul. As long as Europe cares more about fishing rights than human beings swimming
How Matteo Renzi’s Jobs Act Will Sink Italy
Italy’s new PM Matteo Renzi has pledged to slash the country’s record unemployment with his American-branded ‘Jobs Act’. But his labour reforms, which will see
Cameron’s EU Politics Is A Masterclass In How To Lose Friends
In one of the many memorable moments from “Yes, Prime Minister”, mandarin-in-chief Sir Humphrey Appleby suggests some “masterly inactivity” to a premier who is determined
The West Has Failed To See The Abuses Of The Turkish Regime
Around 300 officers in the Turkish military were jailed in 2010-2011 over an alleged coup to overthrow the Turkish government. The controversy over the arrests
Why Governments Need To Stop Financialisation
The structural problems within the UK and other mature economies were brought to the surface during and after the financial crisis of 2007-9. In my
There Are Alternatives To The Neoliberal Blind Alley!
In its Working for the Few briefing paper, Oxfam has called attention to a worrying trend: the wealth of 1% of the world’s richest people is equivalent
Social Europe In A Climate Of Austerity
The Need For Social Dialogue To Improve Distribution Eurofound stands for Improvement of Living and Working Conditions through social dialogue. Currently, in the midst of
Real Business Leaders Want To Save Capitalism
A few weeks ago I was visited in my office by the chairman of one of the country’s biggest high-tech firms who wanted to talk
Inequality: Why Thomas Piketty Is Mostly Right
In an interview with British Politics and Policy at LSE’s editor Joel Suss and EUROPP’s editor Stuart Brown, Amartya Sen discusses Thomas Piketty’s recent work, the consequences
Rethinking Democracy
By many measures, the world has never been more democratic. Virtually every government at least pays lip service to democracy and human rights. Though elections
Mending A Dysfunctional European Union
The EU is not an end in itself. Europe needs a vision of functional integration orchestrated and managed not just by states, but also major
Inequality, Freedom And The Politics Of Power
Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century has handed those of us interested in a better, more socially-just political economy a huge gift. I can
Why Banking Crises Happen In America But Not In Canada
Tim Geithner’s memoir, published last month, tells us of his life as a firefighter: constantly on call to extinguish a fresh blaze. His baptism of
Creating An Innovation Society
Citizens in the world’s richest countries have come to think of their economies as being based on innovation. But innovation has been part of the