
Tag: politics


Free trade politics, the power of ideas and political economy of European integration

The “responsible”, the “irresponsible” and the Political Economy of the Sovereign Debt Crisis

Causes of poverty: perceptions, ideas and policy making
What is Economic Sociology?

Anti-austerity Syriza wins Greece election in the shadow of the crisis; but the Greek crisis is not just about Greece

The incredible collapse of Ireland’s Celtic Tiger: corporatism, neoliberalism and globalization run amok
Tax breaks for corporations, low-paying jobs and higher taxes for you: a sketch from “Roseanne”

In economic policymaking ideas matter. But how and whose? Campbell and Pedersen have insightful answers

“The New European Left: A Socialism for the Twenty-First Century?” analyzes the development and current state of the left parties and movements in Europe

The Value of Nothing and Market Society

Economics of War — Economy and War

Why after three decades of economic reforms in Latin America labor laws remained rigidly protective and remarkably diverse?

Why have historians ceded authority to economists as reliable and competent policy advisors?
Democratic pressure lead to abolition of university tuition fee in Germany. This neoliberal experiment contributed to increasing educational and income inequality

“The left and Scottish nationalism”- what are the origins and implications of the left’s dalliance with Scottish independence?

Income Inequality: Economic Disparities and the Middle Class in Affluent Countries
Economists and the Powerful: Convenient Theories, Distorted Facts, Ample Rewards
Union Strength, Neoliberalism, and Income Inequality in the US since 1950
Congratulations to David Levi-Faur for receiving the Award for Regulatory Studies Development, by the European Consortium for Political Research Group on Regulatory Governance
Austerity Politics and Policy in the EU and the Eurozone crisis

John Urry on social and political dangers of offshoring

“Politics in the Age of Austerity” analyzes the dilemmas governments face as they seek to reconcile the conflicting demands of voters and ‘the markets’
“Modern Politics as a Trust Scheme and Its Relevance to Modern Banking” demonstrates that modern banking and politics are mirror images of each other
