Category: Economy
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The Crisis of European Integration and the Challenges for the Left
The elephant in the room is now visible to everyone. All the developments of the past years, from the extreme violence and cynicism of the “memoranda of understanding” imposed upon … Keep reading »
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The Future of the Euro Area
The unequal development of the countries of the euro area since the outbreak of the crisis is causing increasing friction that threatens to tear the monetary union apart. Contrary to … Keep reading »
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Is ‘Postcapitalism’ On the Horizon?
Paul Mason is a leading British economic journalist, currently a columnist for The Guardian. He is also a long time left political activist. His new book, Postcapitalism: A Guide to … Keep reading »
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Unpacking CETA
“The Parties hereby establish a free trade area…” — CETA Article 1.4 “Trade, like Religion, is what every Body talks of, but few understand: the very Term is dubious, and … Keep reading »
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The Perfect Storm of Logistics
Analysts have been waiting for the perfect storm for a long time, and it has finally arrived. If you look at it a little bit closer, it is a shocking … Keep reading »
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Bargaining Over Corporate Investment: Innovation or Trap?
Ever since the sit-down strikes of the 1930s, the cycle of ‘Big Three’ auto bargaining has been a major economic and political event, an indicator of the progress of the … Keep reading »
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How Not To Fund Infrastructure
Recycling is supposed to be a good thing, so when the federal Liberals quietly announced that “asset recycling” would be part of their strategy for meeting their much-ballyhooed infrastructure promises, … Keep reading »
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Rethinking Recovery: Poverty Chains and Global Capitalism
Reorienting value generated within ‘global poverty chains’ is essential to improve the lives of an impoverished world labour force. Contemporary global capitalism is characterized by extreme wealth concentration and a … Keep reading »
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Neoliberalism’s World of Corruption
The Panama Papers’ revelations about the rich and powerful hiding untold billions in ‘offshore’ tax havens may be shocking, but it’s hardly a surprise to anyone who knows the first … Keep reading »
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Brewing the Right Cup of Coffee
Gavin Fridell interviewed by Arturo Ezquerro-Cañete Coffee is one of the most valuable commodities exported by the global South (seconded only by oil and illegal drugs), generating billions of dollars in … Keep reading »
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Austerity Gathers Pace in Volatile South Africa
A wedge is being quickly driven through Pretoria’s political elite, splitting even those who worked closely in the murky 1980s Durban spy scene during the fight against apartheid. Amongst the … Keep reading »
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‘No Admittance Except on Business’: How P3s are Produced and the Secret of Their Profit Making
“Accompanied by Mr. Moneybags … we [enter] into the hidden abode of production, on whose threshold there stares us in the face ‘No admittance except on business’. Here we shall … Keep reading »