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Published in: ourEconomyWhy Brazil's permanent austerity policy is harming its economic futureThe new ‘expenditure ceiling’ introduced in Brazil will lead to dramatic spending cuts and rising social inequalities.
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Published in: ourEconomyRethinking the World Trade OrganisationThe global trading system has long served the interests of global corporations over developing countries. It's time...
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Published in: ourEconomyThe 'Washington Consensus' is dead. But what should replace it?We need a new vision for global economic governance that is guided by the principle of subsidiarity.
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Published in: ourEconomyThe World Bank’s legacy of environmental destruction: a case studyThe World Bank's support for giant coal fired power plants in India and South Africa illustrate the organisation's...
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Published in: ourEconomyWhy a Green New Deal needs a Deep Green Movement – part 2If the movement for a Green New Deal in the UK is seen as a white middle class project, it will not succeed in...
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Published in: ourEconomyRebuilding the world: the hubris behind the global infrastructure agendaInfrastructure is not just about bricks and mortar. It is about systematic wealth extraction from local communities,...
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Published in: ourEconomyThe crisis of multilateralismA new series by openDemocracy and the Bretton Woods Project
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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: 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: 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: 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...