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From Big Society to Sick Society
While the rest of us are still uncertain about the reasons for the riots in London, Jacopo Ponticelli and Hans-Joachim Voth have been doing some research and they couldn’t have picked a better moment...
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Buy your rights here!
In the article and interview listed below, Michael Sandel makes a simple claim. In the past three decades, he says, market values have crossed the boundaries of the market and have been invading...
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In case you haven’t noticed yet, Patrick Keiller’s Robinson is back and you can explore his particular take on Britain at the Tate until 14 October. The exhibition is titled “The Robinson Institute”....
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A New Capitalism
In the linked article, Anatole Kaletsky discusses five books he thinks we should read. Among other things you will find that he doesn’t value Michael Sandel’s analysis in What Money can Buy quite as...
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Inequality kills capitalism
Robert Skidelsky on the role inequality plays in the ongoing financial crisis: What caused the financial crisis? “It is generally agreed that the crisis of 2008-2009 was caused by excessive bank...
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Why offshore transactions aren’t doing anyone any good
The New Dependency Theory by Ronen Palan “The crisis that began in late 2007, and which seems to be continuing for the foreseeable future, has highlighted the role of global wholesale financial...
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What happens when the shale boom goes bust?
Original story by Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed “The shale gas revolution was meant to bring lasting prosperity. But the result of the gas glut may be just a bubble, producing no more than a temporary...
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