Author: Thomas Marois
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Public Banks and a Just and Green Transition
Public banks are resurgent, triggered by the failure of private finance to meaningfully confront the green transformation. But will resurgent public banks act in the public or private interest? How … Keep reading »
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Costa Rica’s Banco Popular Shows how Banks can be Democratic, Green – and Financially Sustainable
A decade on from the 2007-08 global financial crisis, the majority of private banks have changed very little. Most remain solely concerned with maximizing their returns, while sustainable or social … Keep reading »
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Polarizing Development: Introducing Alternatives to Neoliberalism and the Crisis
Taken from Polarizing Development: Alternatives to Neoliberalism and the Crisis (2015), edited by Lucia Pradella and Thomas Marois, Pluto Press. Available online at www.plutobooks.com. We thank Pluto Press for permission … Keep reading »
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Contesting Finance Capitalism in Turkey
Turkey has been touted as one of the great ‘emerging market’ success stories. As the advanced capitalisms like the U.S. and UK sunk into the Great Recession, Turkey pulled out … Keep reading »
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Workers, Banking, and Crisis in Mexico
A striking feature of the global financial crisis is the narrow and technical focus on banks and financial corporations without accounting for ordinary workers in these institutions and in society … Keep reading »
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Financial Chaos and the Crisis of Neoliberalism
A workshop on understanding the credit crisis and its implications for wages, pensions, American power and Left alternatives Toronto — 26 October 2008. Coordinators: Greg Albo, community activist, Socialist Project and … Watch video »