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Scott Montgomery lays out why science is be better advanced in democratic societies.
China’s long-term goals for global power are strongly linked to its capabilities in science…
Branko Milanovic explores a new paper on China's long run growth and its implications for understanding the relationship between inequality and development.
I recently read a…
The current economic system is at the heart of the climate breakdown, argues Herman Daly, a leading expert in the field of ecological economics who for many decades has been at…
Branko Milanovic's conversation with James Pethokoukis from the American Enterprise Institute.
1. James: Russia is a nation with vast natural resources, a well-educated…
Branko Milanovic argues that responsibility for the rise of violent nationalism lies with a global intellectual elite who defined, promoted, and defended the …
This is part of a forthcoming Global Policy e-book on modern slavery. Contributions from leading experts highlighting practical and theoretical issues surrounding the persistence …
Scott Montgomery argues that SCOTUS is "a true" example of the American “deep state” and examines where it might turn its gaze next.
It was a quiet fourth of July…
Brian Stoddart puts recent Australian attacks on New Zealand’s internationally popular Prime Minister into a global context.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is now…
The capitalist world economy is facing major challenges today: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused damage to most economies around the world, skyrocketing inflation is…
Branko Milanovic compares and contrast the two juggernauts of economics theory.
This short piece is stimulated by my recent reading of the French translation of Joan Robinson’s…