Understanding the IMF better
The Fund does make normatively driven interventions in ideologically charged economic policy debates, but not always from the perspective imagined and often with only limited impact The paradox of the […]
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The IMF and a new politics of inequality?
Recent statements about inequality by the IMF have attracted media interest, but are they saying anything new? Last week saw […]
Learning from China’s success? Europe in the 21st century global economy
Europe can learn lessons from China’s development and should agree a new common approach on trade Following the election of […]
The great Australian neoliberal experiment
The story of how Australia embraced the free market On April 7th the new Secretary of the Australian Council of […]
Tax spillover, development and global governance
Our new tax spillover framework is intended to increase scrutiny of countries’ tax regimes and discourage ‘race to the bottom’ […]
The Crosland Legacy: Lessons for the British Left
Anthony Crosland’s persuasive case for social democratic ideals and insights into the nature of the economy and politics still have […]
The Coming Crisis: why global governance doesn’t really work
Serious problems undermine the current regime and create a significant ‘global governance deficit’ Nobody can say that the major institutions […]
Bad things can still happen to ‘good pupils’ in the Eurozone
Portugal’s aspirant ‘good behaviour’ has contributed not only to its recent political crisis, but also its longstanding economic woes Portugal’s […]
A terminal crisis of Anglo-America?
In the wake of the global financial crisis new strains have emerged within the US-UK ‘Special Relationship’ Scenes of Lehman […]
The Caribbean’s silent debt crisis
New policies are needed to break the cycle of debt dependency Sun, sea, sand, rum-punch, even reggae, these are the […]