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The global economy experienced a massive contraction in 2020, with the overall global GDP falling by 4.3 percent. Compare that with the 2008 global financial crisis, which…
Markus H.-P. Müller look to the past for a guide for how to deal with our turbulent present.
Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have underlined the fact that economies…
"The World Turned Upside Down"—a critical review (Part 1)
This may be the most difficult book review to write. I have decided to break it into two parts. Writing it is difficult…
Amrita Narlikar argues that to revitalise and strengthen their relationship Germany must meet India eye-to-eye at a time when democracy is threatened globally by…
C. J. Polychroniou argues that all financial and political links to the fossil fuel industry must be severely disrupted if any serious progress is to be made towards building…
President Joe Biden’s domestic policies, especially on the economic front, are quite encouraging, offering plenty of hope for a better future. The same, however, cannot be…
It is no coincidence that democracies are looking for their role in an increasingly turbulent world. As old paradigms are shattered, governments should rely more on their citizens…
Scott L. Montgomery explores the roots of conservatives’ championing of tax cuts.
Whatever might be said, it’s not about economics. The seeming fundamentalist belief in the U.S.…
Following from his recent critiques, Branko Milanovic applies his knowledge of global inequality to help address an impasse in degrowth debates.
I have recently criticized…
GP Columnist Scott Montgomery explores the life of one of America's most celebrated myth makers and how he helped pave the way for Trump's politics.
In this year’s…