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Back to the Future: Authoritarian Neoliberal Regime versus Democratic Social State
The destiny of the 20th century, especially after the WWII, has been determined and shaped by the multifaceted confrontation between capitalism and “communism”, the West vis-a-vis the East. But history did not end in 1991, as some have tried to convince … Continue reading
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Tagged capitalism, democracy, institutional change, Marxism, neoliberalism, politics, social movements, state
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Why is there no labor party in the United States? Look at Canada to find out
In 1906, a German distinguished (somewhat neglected) economist and sociologist Werner Sombart published Why is there no Socialism in the United States? – a book which will become a famous work on American exceptionalism to this day (along with a pioneering and penetrative Democracy in America, by Alexis de … Continue reading
The debt crisis and austerity in the Eurozone: social and political impacts
During the past six years, the countries of the European periphery – Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain – have been experiencing severe economic-financial crises. In the shadow of these drastic events, the EU institutions and the IMF initiated “bailout programs” for … Continue reading
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Tagged austerity, banking system, debt, European Union, Eurozone crisis, financial crisis, Greece, monetary policy, policy, Political economy, politics, Spain, welfare
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The middle class and the politics of the rearguard
White Collar: The American Middle Classes is a pioneering and major study of the American middle class by a prominent sociologist C. Wright Mills, first published in 1951. In this research Mills analyzes the forming of a new class of the white-collar workers … Continue reading
Remember the Golden Rule! Whoever has the gold, makes the rules!
Remember the Golden Rule! Whoever has the gold, makes the rules!! *** This sharp cartoon is from The Wizard of Id – a classic daily newspaper comic strip created by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart in 1964 to satirize modern American culture … Continue reading
The politics of fiscal policies: the lessons of history
Throughout the recent years of the crisis, the EU bodies and the German leaders have constantly oppressed Greece. They have pushed Greek people towards the abyss of austerity in the name of “fiscal responsibility” and “self-evident economic truths”. But essentially, it is … Continue reading
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Tagged economic history, fiscal sociology, institutional change, institutions, policy, politics, taxation, varieties of capitalism
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Why and when do governments appoint economics professionals and economics-trained politicians?
Should policymakers – politicians and high-level state officials – be experts in their fields? Does professional competence effect public policies at all? And does it prove itself? These, undoubtedly, important issues to be discussed and researched. But in order to … Continue reading
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Tagged central banks, crisis, economics, European Union, knowledge, neoliberalism, OECD, policy, politics, professionals
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Free trade politics, the power of ideas and political economy of European integration
“The bourgeoisie… has resolved personal worth into exchange value, and in place of the numberless indefeasible chartered freedoms, has set up that single, unconscionable freedom—Free Trade. In one word, for exploitation, veiled by religious and political illusions, it has substituted … Continue reading
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Tagged European Union, global political economy, globalization, ideas, institutions, neoliberalism, policy, politics, trade
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The “responsible”, the “irresponsible” and the Political Economy of the Sovereign Debt Crisis
There are “irresponsible” countries (Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain) which caused the current crisis; and there are “responsible” governments (Germany), which for some reason are asked to repay others’ debts and have the right to refuse to bail “irresponsibles” out and to insist the … Continue reading
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Tagged austerity, debt, democracy, devaluation, European Union, Germany, Greece, policy, politics, state
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Causes of poverty: perceptions, ideas and policy making
The former chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke recently said the “the greatest forces in Washington are ideas, and people prepared to act on those ideas.” (2013: 5). The following research demonstrates this power of ideas. Much of the research explaining … Continue reading
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Tagged ideas, inequality, neoliberalism, policy, politics, poverty, United States
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