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Inclusive prosperity requires an education system to provide people with the skills and experiences to avoid ‘technological unemployment’ Brexit is the most important event in this nation’s recent history. Yet, […]
20 years after the Scotland Act was passed, how has Scotland fared in its aspiration to reduce inequality? When it […]
Contrary to recent claims that Germany has ‘quietly rebalanced’ its economy since the Eurozone crisis began, when German policy is viewed […]
Successful industrial strategy requires a long-term policy framework that encourages entrepreneurship and economic activity The on-going prosperity of the UK […]
This blog discusses Professor Jennifer Clapp’s recent visit to Sheffield where she presented work from her latest book project and […]
Brexit could provide an opportunity to create a more gender equitable global trading system, but immediate and potentially radical action […]
In the tea industry, on almost every indicator we used to measure labour standards, certified plantations fared about the same, […]
Arguments for shareholder primacy are deeply flawed, but that does not mean that companies in liberal market economies will readily […]
New research shows that governors who have previously served in Congress prior to taking office as state governor increase the […]
The finance industry is not the golden goose claimed by its vast public relations team: it looks much more like […]