Published by Promoting Economic Pluralism
The COVID-19 pandemic is now expected to trigger the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Many argue it could unravel globalisation altogether. Globalisation relies on complex links – global value chains (GVCs) – that connect …
Coronavirus won’t kill globalisation – but a shakeup is inevitable Read More
“Mindful Economics” – Neil Wilkins is joined by Henry Leveson-Gower, CEO and Founder of the charity Promoting Economic Pluralism and Editor of economics publication, The Mint Magazine to discuss economic …
Mindful Economics and the Circular Economy Read MoreWhen stay at home orders took hold across Latin America, the army of informal workers that sustains day-to-day life found themselves, overnight, unable to meet their most basic needs. The …
The Brazilian Town (Quietly) Experimenting with Basic Income Read MoreWhen gig workers received no-strings-attached emergency cash grants up to $1,000, they were able to get back to work quicker after an emergency, felt less stressed, and, in some instances, …
New study shows benefits of emergency cash grants for gig workers Read More
From the publisher: Capitalism is in a profound state of crisis. Beyond the mere dispassionate cruelty of ‘ordinary’ structural violence, it appears today as a global system bent on reckless …
Revenge Capitalism Read More
Quietly, outside of the public gaze, a revolution has started on Britain’s railways. On March 23, COVID-19 destroyed the railway industry as it had existed for the past 25 years. …
How coronavirus could usher in a new ‘golden age’ of rail travel Read MoreNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern suggested that the country should consider moving to a four day work week in order to encourage domestic tourism as the country looks beyond …
Could The 4-Day Work Week Be the Way to Recover From Coronavirus? New Zealand Thinks So. Read More
From the publisher: Resistance to privatisation has turned into a powerful force for change. (Re)municipalisation refers to the reclaiming of public ownership of services as well as the creation of …
The Future is Public: Towards Democratic Ownership of Public Services Read MoreThe European Commission has launched legal actions against Luxembourg over laws to prevent money laundering and tax avoidance, it said in a statement. New European Union rules to step up …
EU starts legal action against Luxembourg over tax evasion Read More
How can we make sense of a world where we have both too many billionaires and too many foodbanks? The expected path of many is to go to university, forge …
Split: Class Divides Uncovered…. by Covid-19? Read More