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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...