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economicsIn 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
Unfairness fuels sentiments of anti-globalisation. Domestic support for open economies comes from equitable wealth distributions
The countries' fight over gas supplies is a lesson in a relationship gone wrong with no exit door
The current economic crisis is the fourth since Mikhail Gorbachev came to power in 1985. Each has had common features, though the differences between them are much more important.
Investing in physical infrastructure is not enough if an opportunity to
build real "social infrastructure" in the country is squandered
Both Russia and Ukraine have much to lose in their ongoing dispute over gas
Failures of accountability have been so egregious that there is now hope for creating the right long-termism in finance
The world's economic foundations lost their moorings in 2008. What can restore them?
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman returns to Big Think with bad news.
The crisis of 2008 is a consequence of the pervasive impact of
market-driven policy. A new idea of the state is needed
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