Fresh thinking in economics
Personal protective equipment (PPE) has arguably become the most sought-after commodity in the world. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a global shortage of this equipment. This has created an …
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As states reopen for business, the coronavirus is exploding among America’s 2.5 million farmworkers, imperiling efforts to contain the spread of the disease and keep food on the shelves just as …
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Employers claim to have enforced social distancing norms. Workers point to large gatherings at several points in the production process. While industries across the country remained shut because of the …
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From the publisher: A passionate and informed critique of mainstream economics from one of the leading economic thinkers of our time. This insightful book looks at how mainstream economics’ quest …
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From the publisher: The idea that the people have a right to shape political decisions through democratic means is widely accepted. The same cannot be said of the decisions that …
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Finns regularly vote themselves among the happiest in the world, with a healthy balance between work and home life. But a wave of strikes has exposed a far more complicated …
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Ending the app trap: why (and how) we need to reform the gig economy The future of work is happening now and not on some far-off horizon. One in ten …
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Cross-border brands feel the heat from digitally organised labour. Grazia Ietto-Gillies explains In 2014 the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) declared that in some 43 labour disputes filed since …
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