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
Failing Union Of Capitalism And Democracy Fuels Rise In Inequality
Recent weeks have been all about elections and broken promises: from early April to mid-May, half-a-billion Indians went to the polls in what many described
Re-Winning Europe
The European Parliament election revealed the full extent of voters’ frustrations, discontent, and lack of confidence in both the European Union and their national governments.
How ‘Competitiveness’ Became One Of The Great Unquestioned Virtues
Widening economic inequality is the academic topic du jour, but the trend of growing wealth and income disparity has been underway for several decades. How
Why Is Capital In The 21st Century (C21C) Such A Success?
About a month ago — this is a true story — after a meeting of Economists Against Austerity, I hailed a taxi in Westminster (the
European Wage Depression Since 1999
Probably one of the most popular slogans of the entire European Semester is the catchphrase that wages should be aligned with productivity. The reason for
The European Elections, Politics And Inequality
Throughout most of our electronic exchanges we tackle the issue of the “self” as such, and its “production” as such, concentrating on the features all
Inequality And Post-neoliberal Globalisation
Only a crisis – actual or perceived – produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that
After The European Elections – How Will The EU Leadership Respond?
Following the dramatic results of the elections to the European Parliament, the focus now shifts to whether the European Institutions and governments are capable of
Angry Economics Students Are Naive – And Mostly Right
Students of economics are in revolt – again. A few years ago, even before the crisis, they established an “autistic economics” network. After the crisis,
Secular Stagnation And The Road to Full Investment
A specter is haunting the treasuries and central banks of the West – the specter of secular stagnation. What if there is no sustainable recovery