Reglobalisation in action- Part 5: Towards a globalist feminist trade politics
A truly progressive agenda has to recognise the centrality of gendered and other social hierarchies to the deeper workings of the global political economy
Industrial Development in a post-crash world- Part 6: The European Periphery and the Eurozone Crisis
While a single market in European banking was promoted by elites to peripheral countries in the Eurozone, this project actually drove the financial crisis.
Reglobalisation in action Part 4: Rethinking the role of the WTO
Given that global trade integration has produced great wealth and great inequality, its governance needs to be reformed in ways that preserve the former and ameliorate the latter
Industrial development in a post-crash world- Part 5: The crisis in the Eurozone: what role did production play?
To understand divergence in the Eurozone, it is vital to look at trade in ‘peripheral’ states and their relationship to wider processes of globalisation.
Reglobalisation in action- Part 3: Rethinking the role of the IMF
The Fund’s new prescriptive discourse on the need to tackle inequality is being challenged and undermined by its own continuing economistic conventions.
The use of industrial policy to meet emissions reductions: is it enough?
While the UK’s industrial strategy is an important step in meeting the 2050 net zero carbon target set under the Climate Change Act; there are limitations.
Industrial Development in a post-crash world- Part 4: Tackling the Big Four accountancy firms: The new acolytes of finance
If economies are to be ‘rebalanced’ away from speculative activity, policymakers must challenge the political alliances between finance accountancy firms.
Reglobalisation in action- Part 2: Changing norms in global tax governance
National spillover assessments are now attracting the attention of both international and non-governmental organisations.
Labour’s Green New Deal is among the most radical in the world- but can it be done by 2030?
Whilst the ambition of Labour’s GND should be applauded, questions remain regarding its technological and political feasibility.
Industrial development in a post-crash world- Part 3: Is economic adjustment driven by business interests? German state capacity and the changing nature of industrial policy
In recent decades, the German state has decreased industrial support. This blog examines the politics of restructuring German industrial capitalism.