Publications
As well as the political economy blog SPERI Comment, SPERI publishes its research in a number of forms:
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- Books authored by SPERI’s Directors and academic staff
- SPERI Papers
- British Political Economy Briefs
- Global Political Economy Briefs
- Palgrave Book Series (Monographs, Edited books and Pivots) – ‘Building a Sustainable Political Economy: SPERI Research and Policy’
- Reports
- SPERI-FEPS publications
- Special issues of academic journals
- APPG on Inclusive Growth reports
Listed below are our three latest publications:
SPERI British Political Economy Brief No. 34
The rationale for local authority pension fund investment decisions by Craig Berry and Adam Barber
This Brief assesses the rationale behind the strategic asset allocation of the UK’s largest local authority pension funds since the 2007/2008 financial crisis. The analysis builds directly upon that of SPERI Brief 29, Local Authority Pension Fund Investment Since the Financial Crisis, which charted changes in the investment patterns of pension funds between 2005 and 2016. This Brief explores the basis of these changes, such as the move away from equity investment, and the partial move towards ‘alternative’ investments such as infrastructure.
SPERI Global Political Economy Brief No. 11
The rise and rise of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation by Rick Rowden
The Brief charts the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and assesses how Russia and China have come together to cooperate on common geostrategic and geoeconomic goals for the long-term economic integration of Asia. The Brief discusses the origins of the SCO, including its military and economic goals; the China-Russia relationship, which served as the fulcrum for the establishment of the SCO; the recent expansion of the SCO to include both India and Pakistan and considers the likelihood of Iran and Turkey joining in the future.
SPERI Report
Communicating Tax: exploring alternatives to the UK government’s Annual Tax Summary by Rebecca Bramall and Liam Stanley
This report presents the findings from a research project which examined the UK government’s Annual Tax Summary, a personalised tax and spending statement sent to income taxpayers. The project evaluated the Annual Tax Summary and explored alternative ways of reporting on and communicating about tax and public spending. The report offers recommendations for communicators who seek to champion the role of tax in society. More details about the project and its findings can be found here.