Will Hutton is chief executive of the Work Foundation. He writes a weekly column in the Observer.  His books include The World We’re In (Little, Brown, 2002), A Declaration of Interdependence: Why America Should Join the World (WW Norton, 2003), and The Writing on the Wall: China and the West in the 21st Century (Little, Brown, 2008)

Recent articles

The shape of a global agreement to tame casino capitalism is emerging. The public demand for change must be sustained before and after London's G20 summit to ensure it becomes real, says Will Hutton.

The shape of a global agreement to tame casino capitalism is emerging. The public demand for change must be sustained before and after London's G20 summit to ensure it becomes real, says Will Hutton.

Western liberal capitalism made the global financial mess. China's authoritarian variety can't be expected to clear it up, says Will Hutton.

A coordinated strategy to contain the world's financial pandemic is essential, says Will Hutton.

A systemic financial crisis is the culmination of three decades of neo-liberal dogma. Its lesson is the urgent need to rebuild the world's economic foundations, says Will Hutton.