Fresh thinking in economics
According to the Social Mobility Commission’s ‘State of the Nation’ report, inequality is now entrenched in Britain. It requires urgent government action to tackle one of the great ‘burning injustices’, …
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Martin Parker looks at lessons learnt from the lessons taught in business schools. In the immediate aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, there were plenty of people willing to write op-ed pieces …
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This morning the Department for Education (DfE) published figures outlining the number and type of apprenticeships that were started during the first month of 2019. January isn’t a big month …
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“You can tell she’s really a geography teacher – She’s marked down my graph for looking like the Cotswolds instead of the Dolomites!” With a shortage of economists willing to …
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In the coolly analytical world of economics, how do you quantify patriotic fervor? For the man who launched the careers of generations of young Russian economists, it’s become a theoretical …
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During her long career she illuminated many of the shortcomings of neoclassicism, and offered alternative paths. Krishna Bharadwaj, following upon the work and insights of Piero Sraffa, made substantial contributions …
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UN Climate Change News, 21 March 2019 – Forests and their sustainable management play a key role in the global carbon cycle and in in tackling climate change. Today is …
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The lack of pluralism of economic theories and methodologies has been a problem for a long time, but it became particularly obvious in the wake of the global financial crisis. …
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This week: Updates on the government shutdown’s very important lessons; U.S. teachers oppose a declining capitalism imposing its costs on the people; and firing the big banksters leaves our big …
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We’re happy to announce a new strand on the Daily Alternative – AlterNatives. We’re sharing the personal testimony and stories of those who are committed to alternative ways of being, …
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