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    Book Review: Energy, Capitalism and World Order: Toward a New Agenda in International Political Economy edited by Tim Di Muzio and Jesse Salah Ovadia

Book Review: Energy, Capitalism and World Order: Toward a New Agenda in International Political Economy edited by Tim Di Muzio and Jesse Salah Ovadia

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In the new collection Energy, Capitalism and World Order: Towards a New Agenda in International Political Economy, editors Tim Di Muzio and Jesse Salah Ovadia bring together contributors to examine the relationship between energy, capitalism and the world order in light of pressing and emergent issues such as fracking, biofuels and climate change. While more attention on the diverse challenges […]

November 20th, 2016|Book Reviews, Donn David P. Ramos, Economy, Featured|0 Comments|
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    What Donald Trump could do to ‘make America great again’ without destroying free trade

What Donald Trump could do to ‘make America great again’ without destroying free trade

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Investors are looking for signs that the populist agendas of his campaign will be left where they belong: on the campaign trail, writes Simeon Djankov.

For nearly two years, unsettling comments by US presidential candidates rattled international investors. The prospect of US trade wars with China and Mexico hit global markets, already weakened by the surprising result of the Brexit […]

November 15th, 2016|2016 Presidential Election, Economy, Elections and party politics across the US, LSE Comment, Simeon Djankov|0 Comments|
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Global implications of Trump’s fiscal stimulus

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Recent commentary on the presidential election has touched on the domestic appeal of Trump’s protectionist, “America first” economic policy. LSE Visiting Fellow Guillermo Felices reflects on the broader implications of this protectionist stance, and argues that an international backlash could undermine the sustainability of this economic position. He also notes that though the anti-establishment sentiment seen in the UK and […]

November 15th, 2016|Economy, Elections and party politics across the US, Guillermo Felices, LSE Comment|0 Comments|
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    Book Review: The Hidden Wealth of Nations: The Scourge of Tax Havens by Gabriel Zucman

Book Review: The Hidden Wealth of Nations: The Scourge of Tax Havens by Gabriel Zucman

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In The Hidden Wealth of Nations: The Scourge of Tax Havens, Gabriel Zucman makes a provocative argument about the large-scale evasion of taxes as well as how to tackle this global issue. Antonio De Vito highly recommends this concise, nontechnical and clearly argued book to everyone interested in understanding how the international financial system is making illegal use of tax […]

November 13th, 2016|Antonio De Vito, Book Reviews, Economy|0 Comments|
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    Book Review: Signals: How Everyday Signs Can Help US Navigate the World’s Turbulent Economy by Dr Philippa Malmgren

Book Review: Signals: How Everyday Signs Can Help US Navigate the World’s Turbulent Economy by Dr Philippa Malmgren

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In Signals: How Everyday Signs Can Help Us Navigate the World’s Turbulent Economy, Dr Philippa Malmgren draws attention to the everyday signals – from magazine covers to shop fronts – that reveal the state of the world’s economy and help us to understand recent tectonic shifts in global politics. While the book may not propose all the solutions to the problems it […]

November 6th, 2016|Book Reviews, Economy, Ed Jones|0 Comments|
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    Book Review: Neoliberalism: The Key Concepts by Matthew Eagleton-Pierce

Book Review: Neoliberalism: The Key Concepts by Matthew Eagleton-Pierce

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While ‘neoliberalism’ has become a commonplace term to describe the structures of the contemporary world, how easy is it to define such a large and evolving concept? In Neoliberalism: The Key Concepts, Matthew Eagleton-Pierce proposes that it can best be understood through an exploration of key related words, offering 44 short essays examining such terms as ‘class’, ‘finance’ and ‘market’. Barton Edgerton recommends this pleasurable, engaging and interesting […]

October 30th, 2016|Barton Edgerton, Book Reviews, Economy|0 Comments|
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    After the US elections, how do we return to a constructive debate about trade?

After the US elections, how do we return to a constructive debate about trade?

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Rising protectionism is slowing global trade and hampering a still-fragile global economic outlook, writes Pedro Nicolaci da Costa. 

Trade is hardly ever a prominent US election issue, and yet this year it has become the campaign’s defining economic theme. That’s because politicians on both sides of the political spectrum have decided to blame free trade agreements for what is really […]

October 29th, 2016|Economy, Pedro Nicolaci da Costa|0 Comments|
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    Why Trump supporters may think that their local economy is worsening even when it’s getting better.

Why Trump supporters may think that their local economy is worsening even when it’s getting better.

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Nearly 25 years later, Bill Clinton’s campaign strategy of “the economy, stupid” holds true as ever. But do voters actually agree on how well the economy is doing, especially at the local level? In new research, Jonathan Rogers finds that Tea Party supporters were much more likely to think that their local economy was getting worse, despite the fact […]

October 27th, 2016|Economy, Jonathan Rogers|0 Comments|
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In Fed meetings, decision making is free – but not equal.

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With its ability to influence interest rates globally, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the US Federal Reserve is arguably one of the most important decision making bodies on the planet. But how does it come to its decisions? In new research which analyses transcripts of FOMC deliberations over nearly 30 years, Joseph Gardner and John T. Woolley […]

October 27th, 2016|Economy, John T. Woolley, Joseph Gardner|0 Comments|
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    Book Review: Why Aren’t They Shouting? A Banker’s Tale of Change, Computers and Perpetual Crisis by Kevin Rodgers

Book Review: Why Aren’t They Shouting? A Banker’s Tale of Change, Computers and Perpetual Crisis by Kevin Rodgers

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In Why Aren’t They Shouting? A Banker’s Tale of Change, Computers and Perpetual Crisis, Kevin Rodgers, former global head of Deutsche Bank’s foreign exchange, offers a lively account of the transformations to the financial sector over the last thirty years, drawing on personal anecdotes, interviews and news articles to give the reader an engaging insight into the realities of contemporary […]

October 23rd, 2016|Book Reviews, Economy, Maria Zhivitskaya|0 Comments|
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