Households’ financial capability: debt and resilience amidst the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic burst in the midst of an already agitated geopolitical scenery punctuated by the fallout of Brexit and turbulent trade wars
The limits of efficiency: can capitalism be more resilient in the face of crisis?
COVID-19 has demonstrated how we need to rethink the trade-offs between efficiency and resilience if we are to meet the greater challenge of climate change.
The political economy of external debt within low-income countries in an age of asset management
Developing countries are now connected to global market-based finance with implications for external debt sustainability and the financing of development.
The bootstrapping race: development by commercialisation
The commercialisation of Kenya’s water sector creates feedback loops that need careful regulation to live up to the commitment of water as a human right.
A UK-US free trade agreement? Don’t count your (chlorinated) chickens just yet
Like the supervillains from classic horror films of the 1980s, the story of chlorinated chicken just won’t die. The latest […]
The rise of veganism: How the growth of sustainable diets may affect the political economy of food production in the UK
With environmentally-friendly diets on the rise, this blog asks what these changes in consumption imply for the political economy of food production?
COVID-19 calls for the politicisation of supply chain management
The unquestioning faith of supply chain management coupled with free-trade policy has left us unprepared to confront the pandemic.
Harold Laski and his Chinese disciples
Harold Laski’s influence in China has been under-researched for decades. A new workshop held this week will explore the legacy of his legal philosophy
Care and clothes: reimagining the value of labour
We need to extend critiques of undervalued labour beyond those with ‘social value’ to engender improvements in the material value of labour globally.
The temporary financialisation of refugees in Greece
Cash Assistance Programmes offer financial support to asylum seekers. This blog examines the impact of the cash card scheme on refugee’s lives.