political economy

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The Threat to Economic Hegemony is Economic Hegemony: Part II

This piece is the second in a three-part series grappling with the role of political economy in making a just, sustainable international

7 min read 2022-02-08 17:30:11

In a debate on radical political economy, economics and economists working on Africa, Franklin Obeng-Odoom and Morten Jerven look at the use of

7 min read 2022-02-08 17:30:11

In a debate on radical political economy, economics and economists working on Africa, Franklin Obeng-Odoom and Morten Jerven look at the use of

3 min read 2022-01-29 06:35:01

This piece is the first of a three-part series grappling with the role of political economy in making a just, sustainable international

3 min read 2022-01-28 18:00:48

Author: Chen Wang, United States China has benefited tremendously from neoliberal globalisation and its accession to the World Trade Organization —

2 min read 2022-01-26 21:30:00

Name of the Book Zenel Garcia. 2021. China’s Western Frontier and Eurasia: The Politics of State and Region-Building (New York: Routledge) What’s

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[This was published February 12, 2019. Elon Musk now agrees with me.] Anybody who has been paying attention has long grasped the truth:

3 min read 2022-01-05 02:56:54

By James Pethokoukis Adam Smith begins The Wealth of Nations with perhaps its most famous bit: an explanation of the concept of division of labor via

4 min read 2021-12-17 02:00:55

Internationally renowned Australian political economist Geoffrey Harcourt died, aged 90, on 7 December 2021. The editors of Progress in Political

4 min read 2021-12-17 02:00:55

Internationally renowned Australian political economist Geoffrey Harcourt died, aged 90, on 7 December 2021. The editors of Progress in Political

4 min read 2021-12-16 03:05:02

By James Pethokoukis Consider: Without competition and threat of failure, companies won’t engage in game-changing innovation and the adoption of

4 min read 2021-12-13 17:00:51

Besides working in more inclusive policies, Latin America will need to develop better intra-regional trading strategies in which countries converge

5 min read 2021-12-13 17:00:02

Más allá de trabajar en políticas más inclusivas, América Latina tendrá que desarrollar mejores estrategias comerciales intrarregionales donde

4 min read 2021-12-11 01:17:25

The Biden administration just issued the government’s first ever anti-corruption strategy. The upshot: It’s needed. It’s analytically

21 min read 2021-12-09 04:32:57

By James Pethokoukis and Eric Berger Uberbillionaire Elon Musk is a divisive figure. He’s the richest man in the world, known as much for his