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Published in: HomeThe UK's vanishing European influenceThe UK has a choice over whether to be a small player on the margins of Europe. But to become so without any serious...
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Published in: HomeRethinking Europe's democratic crisis
Is democracy a luxury good which the global and European economy simply cannot afford – at least, given the...
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Published in: HomeAfter the global crisis
Currently, by and large, the economic system emerging from the crisis is bound to be substantially very similar to...
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Published in: HomeEurope's new populist leaders
Populist movements pick up significant levels of support by presenting themselves as ordinary Joes who are honest...
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Published in: HomeThe road to Europe: defend the biosphere and stop punishing the innocent
Imagine that the world is governed by concentric circles or spheres of power, with the most powerful one on the...
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Published in: HomeA Greek referendum was, in fact, a bad idea
A Greek referendum was not an excellent idea, whose implementation was prevented by its alleged opponents, as...
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Published in: HomeA Greek referendum WAS an excellent idea
There was for a moment a breath of democracy in the crisis of the European currency and an attempt at honesty. But...
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Published in: HomeThe road to Europe: can wage-setting save the monetary union?
The periphery and core countries of the EU have been locked for many years prior to the crisis into opposing...
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Published in: HomeInto Europe
Each EU country has a relationship to Europe which tells you about its own makeup, character and inclinations....
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Published in: HomeOrthodoxy is wrong: it can pay to default
In the 1990s, Argentina was an IMF poster boy, but it soon became a byword for the failures of the Washington...
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Published in: HomeEurope’s failure, and how to avoid it
The European Union’s combination of crises - of finance, politics, and identity - makes the once unthinkable a real...
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Published in: HomeGreece’s failed state and Europe’s response
Far more dangerous than the present financial crisis threatening the euro, Greece looks like a failed EU state,...
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Published in: openEconomyWill fiat currencies survive?
Money that is entirely created by government fiat celebrated its 40th birthday this summer. Are the inflation hawks...
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Published in: HomeThe road to Europe: the need for trans-European politics
The EU's crisis has been framed as an economic one, with the self-interest of individuals in nation states pitted...
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Published in: HomeCut the debt, cut growth?
Italy has just passed yet another austerity measure, enduring another batch of strikes and protests. Given the...
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Published in: openEconomyBlame the speculator, shoot the messenger: habits of the trapped politician
Sergio Bruno makes much of the recent rise in the cost of borrowing for the Italian government, blaming speculation...
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Published in: openEconomyMoney, public debt and the Euro: defences against fragmentation
Roger Scruton (Unreal Estates) argues for a remoralised economy in response to Europe's debt crisis. But this is...
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Published in: HomeThe road to Europe: the political battles ahead
Europe’s political landscape is marked by conservative governments and waves of anti-EU right-wing populism. A fully...
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Published in: HomeThe road to Europe: the eclipse of reason and democracy
The myths of monetary policy, the dangers of austerity, the need for a reconstruction of the real economy - these...
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Published in: HomeGermany: the beleaguered European island
Many outward economic indicators still tell a story of German success. Inside, there are many signs of a troubled...