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De-financialising the economy: what is to be done?

Tackling the power of finance head on is essential if we are to address the urgent challenges of our time. But it won't be easy.

By Ben Wray
De-financialising the economy: what is to be done?
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This essay is part of ourEconomy's 'Preparing for the next crisis' series.

The Labour Party’s 2019 annual conference was a cornucopia of radical policy announcements, as the party prepares to fight an imminent general election. But one area where the conference was noticeably quiet was the centre of Britain’s financialisation regime: the banking sector.

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