The Conservative Challenge to Globalization
Ray Kiely
The benefits of globalization have long been trumpeted by right-wing and centre-left politicians and is enshrined in the neoliberal consensus of western democracies. However, in recent years, conservative [...]Read More
European Studies
Erik Jones
In 1969 a small group of US scholars began discussing the possibility of starting a consortium of Western European Studies programmes. Europe was increasingly becoming an object of study and it was [...]Read More
Market/Place
Christian Berndt, Jamie Peck, Norma M. Rantisi
The term "market" originally portrayed a public space for economic transactions but the term has since evolved into an abstract and disputed idea. Despite modern markets seemingly omnipresent nature, [...]Read More
Post-Keynesian Theory Revisited
Matteo Iannizzotto
With its emphasis on real-world assumptions above theoretical neatness, and the centrality of money within its theoretical framework, post-Keynesian economics offers important insights into understanding [...]Read More
The Price of Football
Kieran Maguire
Professional football is the most popular sport in the world in terms of both spectator attendance and television viewing figures. As its popularity has grown so has its monetary value. Kieran Maguire [...]Read More
Productivity
Michael Haynes
Productivity looms large in public policy discussions yet many find themselves hard-pressed to explain exactly what the term means. Even within economics, its nature and significance is contested and [...]Read More
Alarums and Excursions *New in Paperback*
Luuk van Middelaar's critically acclaimed analysis of the EU's political metamorphosis over the past ten years of crisis management is now available in paperback.
*Book of the Month* Productivity
Why is productivity held by economists to be so important in evaluating the health of economies? Is it the motor of economic growth that it once was? And is it the most appropriate economic indicator for modern economies?
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