What EU regulators should do to limit over-indebtedness
EU regulation should provide citizens a concrete possibility for a ‘second chance’ and for a fresh start from the chain of over-indebtedness.
Lessons learnt from the last recession: It’s time to target wealth!
The economic measures taken in the wake of the financial crisis were flawed. 12 years on, the wealthiest have gotten richer while incomes have stagnated.
COVID-19 and the Bank of England
What kind of legacy the coronavirus pandemic bestows on the UK has already been the subject of much analysis in […]
Insolvency syndrome: when over-indebtedness affects health and wellbeing
This blog proposes solutions to help resolve ‘insolvency syndrome’ which may arise when those affected by debt experience related health issues.
COVID-19: the end of global sourcing?
COVID-19 has pointed out the obvious: the supposed capitalist rationality of supply chains produces short-term profits but increases risk and vulnerability
Debt as opportunity or risk? A gender perspective
Analysing the scale of excessive debt can lead to a deeper understanding of its social consequences- particularly for vulnerable people
Should China apologise for COVID 19?
If China should apologise for Covid-19, then perhaps the West should apologise for centuries of harm inflicted on China and other non-Western peoples
Personal debt is a feminist issue
This blog explores the ways through which gender, class and race can determine the risk of personal debt within societies.
Untold stories of personal debt in Europe
This article introduces a blog series jointly coordinated by Finance Watch and SPERI in which researchers illuminate aspects of personal debt in Europe.
Everyday and everywhere bordering and precarity under COVID-19
The global spread of COVID-19 exposes the futility of international borders, arbitrariness of national migrant policies and sharp inequalities between […]