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Nudge theory: the elbow or helping hand?

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There is a backlash against Nudge Theory. In the original “nudge manifesto”,  Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness, Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein promoted the political value of …

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Time of your life

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Having free time need not require great wealth – Guy Standing’s The Politics of Time explains why work is overvalued. Review by Alex Kozul-Wright. The Politics of Time is not …

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The circular root

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Emma Fromberg experiments with new metaphors to illustrate the changes needed to cultivate a circular economy. It is undeniable that much of the sustainability buzz is generated by businesses putting …

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Big guy for the little guy – interview transcript

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US Politics and Anti-Trust The Mint:                     Good afternoon, Tim. And thank you very much for joining The Mint, to talk about competition, and regulation of competition in the digital sphere. …

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The pandemic recovery needs to be measured in well-being—not just GDP

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Once a country’s economy reaches a certain level of wealth, gross domestic product—which puts a single dollar value on a country’s total economic output—is no longer a good measure of …

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The unhappy face of corruption

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Luca Andriani and Gaygysyz Ashyrov explain how life satisfaction is not a gold-plated toilet brush. Laura Kovesi was chief prosecutor of the Romanian Anti-Corruption Directorate between 2006 and 2018. She …

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Interview – Labour of Love – transcript

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Labours of Love The Mint: Good afternoon, Madeleine welcome. Thanks very much for giving us some of your time. Madeleine Bunting: Thank you. Great pleasure to be here. The Mint: …

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Interview Mwangi wa Githinji – Back to Africa – Transcript

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The Mint: Good evening Mwangi, and thank you very much for joining us again, three months later, to look at where things have got to in Africa with the pandemic, …

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‘Prioritise this area of human misery’: Calls for private sector housing regulation follow tenant’s landmark victory

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Solicitor Advocate Mike Dailly has said the government should prioritise a stronger regulatory regime to oversee the private rental sector Housing lawyer uses Glasgow Times column to call for tougher …

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Governments should put wellbeing of citizens ahead of GDP in budget priorities, Iceland PM urges

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Governments should prioritise environmental and social factors in their budgets instead of GDP, Iceland’s prime minister has urged, in a call for “an alternative future based on wellbeing and inclusive growth”. Katrin Jakobsdottir emphasised …

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