Review of an excellent book on the weaknesses of neo-classical economics by post-Keynesian economist Steve Keen. An expanded second edition appeared a few years later.
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Review: After the New Economy
Review of an excellent book by Doug Henwood about the 1990s “New Economy” hype.
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Capitalism in crisis, again!
A few comments on the continuing crisis in the stock markets from the late 2000s, discussing how economic ideology contributed to it and how capitalism has always been based on socialising costs and risk while privatising profits.
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Credit Crunch: The return of depression?
An article from 2008 on the Global Financial Crisis and its roots within the inherent contradictions of capitalism.
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Stop panic in the City — abolish capitalism!
An article for Freedom written when the global financial crisis occurred in 2008.
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