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Published in: ourEconomyThe IMF and World Bank have lost all legitimacy. We need new alternativesIn Pakistan, IMF and World Bank policies have weakened the economy and promoted the interests of the elite. We need...
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Published in: ourEconomyWhy a Green New Deal needs a Deep Green Movement – part 1The Green New Deal presents an opportunity to practice the kind of intersectional policy making that has been at the...
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Published in: ourEconomyThe IMF and the World Bank: 75 years onA decade after the financial crisis shook the foundations of the global financial system, the Bretton Woods...
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Published in: ourEconomyMultilateralism is in crisis. Can it be saved?As leaders gather in Washington DC for the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, openDemocracy and the Bretton Woods...
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Published in: ourEconomyAttack of the CLOnes: the return of complex debt instruments'CDOs’ were widely blamed for fuelling the financial crisis. Now similar instruments called 'CLOs' are in the...
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Published in: ourEconomyBanking for the manyA new public banking ecosystem would breathe new life into communities that have long been neglected.
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Published in: ourEconomyThe problem with ‘human capital’Once synonymous with slavery, the ideology of ‘human capital’ turns the toil we do for our bosses into something we...
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Published in: ourEconomyWhy it's time to abandon the myth of central bank independenceMonetary policy should serve the interests of people and planet, not free market ideology.
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Published in: ourEconomyWork and free time: a new social settlementThe policies of post-war industrialism are no longer fit for purpose. We need a radical new approach that secures...
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Published in: ourEconomyA basic income is feasible and affordableNew research shows that introducing a guaranteed income floor would cut poverty, narrow inequality and reduce...
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Published in: ourEconomyThere is nothing naïve about building an alternative to our broken economic systemThose who claim we are living in an era of 'unprecedented prosperity' turn a blind eye to the suffering of people and planet.
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Published in: ourEconomyBrexit: a red, white and blue race to the bottomThe only people that are taking back control from Brexit are the same vested interests that fuelled voter discontent...
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Published in: ourEconomyAfter the cataclysm: why we must build a new economics from the ground upAfter decades in retreat, the left must urgently begin to build a mass programme of economics education, tied to a...
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Published in: ourEconomyBuilding a digital commonwealthWe need to rethink how data and digital infrastructure is governed, owned and used.
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Published in: ourEconomyOf course we can pay for a Green New Deal, but we can’t escape hard choicesA successful green transition will require much more than increased government spending.
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Published in: ourEconomyDemocratic ownership: a primerWho owns and controls the wealth of nations is fundamental to how an economic system functions, and in whose interests .
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Published in: ourEconomyIntroducing our new section: ourEconomyA new section of openDemocracy that puts people, planet and power at the centre of the debate about our economic future.
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Published in: ourEconomyWe already live in a planned economy – we just need to take the steering wheelMarket arrangements always favour certain outcomes over others, and ensure that social arrangements stay within set...