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The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and How To Build a Better Economy by Stephanie Kelton. London: John Murray Press, 2020. 336 pp., £20 hardcover 9781529352528, £10.99…
Over the past decades, the Philippines has shifted between the United States and China to advance its interests. But with growing tensions between the two superpowers, I argue…
The UK, along with large parts of northern Europe, is in the grip of an unusually cold period of weather thanks to a flow of cold easterly winds from Siberia. On the morning of…
Power Switch: How We Can Reverse Extreme Inequality by Paul O’Brien. Changemaker Books 2020. 120 pp., £7.99 paperback 9781789047493, £4.99 e-book 9781789047509
Early in the…
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría argues that the weak international cooperation and coordination that has plagued the global economy threaten millions of lives and…
Mitchell Watkins and Mushtaq Khan outline recent research on the surprising ingredients for reducing corruption in climate change programmes in Bangladesh.
Our research in…
Iqbal Nasim argues that transparent charities reap the benefits.
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed enormous strain on both businesses and individuals, and charities have not been…
Financial diaries is a research method employed to assess household earning, spending and saving patterns over time. Sandrine N’simire and Ishara Tchumisi examine their…
Euvrard Saint-Amand, Haitian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, on why the international community has an important role supporting Haiti's constitutional reform and upcoming…
Thomas Ameyaw-Brobbey explores the likely implication of the COVID-19 vaccination on the conduct and practice of international relations and diplomacy.
The Treaty of…
Arturo Bris argues that we must allow people to vote, buy and sell according with their preferences and information.
In the battle between the army of renegade Reddit retail…
Kevin P. Gallagher offers Biden four bold steps to put the global economy and the US' global standing back on track.
The year 2021 is year two into the most important decade…
Shaz Memon and Zeeshaan Shah argue that online mentoring may offer a policy solution for ensuring the young are not left behind in the post-pandemic recovery.
In the short term,…
Post-Brexit Europe presents a dichotomy between the private tech sector and its public governance which remain two interrelated, but still not sufficiently converging dimensions.…
Michael Trinkwalder argues that to be an attractive partner for Biden, Europe must learn to act decisively on the world stage.
For European leaders, the nightmare is finally…