It will be interesting to see exactly which customs the Vatican is going to allow from the past rich five centuries of Anglican worship, life and thought.
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economicsUkraine has proved exceptionally vulnerable to the economic crisis, says Grigory Gritsenko. Dependent on its exports, it is hampered both by its dependence on its Russian neighbour for gas and the poverty of its internal market
Does the institution of money transform us through becoming the metaphor for all social relations, or is money universal because all is exchange?
James Galbraith talks about Paul Krugman's NYT article, "How Did Economists Get It So Wrong?", the academic discipline after the crash, the forgotten
traditions in economics, the economics and law of fraud and much else
over breakfast at the Goodenough Club
The military offensive against Gaza was the latest stage in a calculated assault on the feasibility of a Palestinian state, and in particular a viable Palestinian economy
Finance is meant to provide capital for investment; in the US, Public Utility Commissions have developed a working model of doing this in a democratically accountable way. Lessons for a new economy
Economics is a branch of ethics, not science. Karl-Heinz Brodbeck's new book argues that this confusion has enslaved us to an amoral system of imaginary laws and
dictates whose central pillar is money in the competitive market
A "small-is-beautiful" reform could begin to cure the fatal addiction to giant credit sources
Vladimir Putin fears the fall of the ruble more than he does his political opponents
For many Russians the dacha or country cottage is a very important part of life, but this too has been affected by the economic crisis according to statistics - or has it?
The long-running issue of Russia's entry to the World Trade Organisation may finally be coming to a head. Last month Putin declared that Russia would apply only as part of a customs union with Belarus and Kazakhstan. Then at the G8 Medvedev suggested Russia might still accede alone. This would be the right course of action, argues Natalya Volchkova. Putin's proposal is not remotely in Russia's interests
In the shadow of bankruptcy, Detroit is a city of ruins and endless decay
Although the price of oil is rising, the outlook for the Russian economy remains uncertain. Official statistics suggest that one in seven of the workforce could be unemployed by the end of the year, warns Andrei Zaostrovstev
A crisis in the US real economy marked by growing unemployment and failing businesses
is not a product of the current financial crisis. In fact, the
financial crisis was but a symptom of a long brewing systemic crisis in
the real economy.
Protectionism shouldn't be ruled out of order in creating sustainable economies, even in an economic crisis
The lack of domestic credibility in
economic policy-making undermines the G20
agreement
The G20 is so 20th century. It's time for a Global Strategic Council
There is nothing specially odd or dangerous about how quantitative easing works. The real questions are about social capital and political credibility
"When facts change, I change my mind. What do you do?" And how far will
the econbomic crisis go in changing minds? A review of Martin Wolf's
"Fixing Global Finance" suggests it could be quite a way.
In this "once in a half-century crisis", economic policy must understand technological
history to be effective
An almost serious look at the relationship between the state and its citizens during the current economic crisis - or, indeed, at any time!
Venezuela's oil-dependent economy is trapped in a brutal logic. Can Hugo Chávez break free?
The UK and the US lack the social capital for a successful stimulus package
The deepening recession is provoking widespread social discontent in the global south
The economy depends on strong non-market spheres of action to sustain essential creative processes
Economic geography concentrates the pain of economic crisis in Russia, while demonstrations in the Far East reflect the frustrations of over-centralisation
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