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Published in: ourEconomyUniversal services more effective than a Universal Basic Income, argues new reportNew research finds that expanding access and broadening provision of Universal Basic Services would be of greatest...
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Published in: ourEconomyBelfast, Bombardier, and a new economic strategyThe prospect of multiple plant closures provides an opportunity to revive Ireland's rich history of worker co-operatives.
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Published in: ourEconomyTreating the morbidity of the multilateral system: toward a global Green New DealTinkering cannot provide a way out of the current interregnum. We need to rewrite the rules of the global economy to...
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Published in: ourEconomyWhen the next crisis hits, progressives must be ready to seize the agendaIn 2008 progressives lacked a coherent and compelling alternative to neoliberal policies. This time it must be different.
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Published in: ourEconomyFood poverty has no place in 21st century Britain. It’s time to end itIt is simply unacceptable that 8.4 million British citizens struggle to put food on the table.
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Published in: ourEconomyBritain just declared a climate emergency. What happens next?Brexit may have polarised Britain's politics, but providing leadership on climate change could be the binding force...
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Published in: ourEconomyHow to transform the EU – and build solidarity between its membersA new European Clearing Union would restore a common purpose to the European project and help defeat the rising ride...
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Published in: ourEconomyTheresa May must act on climate breakdown – or step aside for those who willThe Prime Minister's no-show for Greta Thunberg is typical of the Conservative Party's record on our greatest challenge.
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Published in: ourEconomyBack to the future: how a new ownership agenda is reshaping our politicsChanges in ownership underpinned the last two major shifts in the UK’s political economy. Another shift could be...
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Published in: ourEconomyUnderlying profits, underlying problems: rewards for failure at InterserveInterserve illustrates how the beneficiaries of shareholder value driven strategies are not necessarily...
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Published in: ourEconomyWhy it's time to abolish the poverty premiumIt is unacceptable that millions of people are forced to pay more for essential goods and services just because they...
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Published in: ourEconomyEmbedded Internationalism: the only way to fight the global oligarchyProgressives must urgently develop a new vision for international institutions, or they will be reshaped in the...
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Published in: ourEconomyWhy Brazil's permanent austerity policy is harming its economic futureThe new ‘expenditure ceiling’ introduced in Brazil will lead to dramatic spending cuts and rising social inequalities.
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Published in: ourEconomyRethinking the World Trade OrganisationThe global trading system has long served the interests of global corporations over developing countries. It's time...
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Published in: ourEconomyThe 'Washington Consensus' is dead. But what should replace it?We need a new vision for global economic governance that is guided by the principle of subsidiarity.
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Published in: ourEconomyThe World Bank’s legacy of environmental destruction: a case studyThe World Bank's support for giant coal fired power plants in India and South Africa illustrate the organisation's...
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Published in: ourEconomyWhy a Green New Deal needs a Deep Green Movement – part 2If the movement for a Green New Deal in the UK is seen as a white middle class project, it will not succeed in...
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Published in: ourEconomyRebuilding the world: the hubris behind the global infrastructure agendaInfrastructure is not just about bricks and mortar. It is about systematic wealth extraction from local communities,...
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Published in: ourEconomyThe crisis of multilateralismA new series by openDemocracy and the Bretton Woods Project
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Published in: ourEconomyThe IMF and World Bank have lost all legitimacy. We need new alternativesIn Pakistan, IMF and World Bank policies have weakened the economy and promoted the interests of the elite. We need...