Volume 9 No.4 - July/August 2017
Contents
Government debt vs household debt: ‘good’ and ‘bad’ debt explainedTo burden the young with more debt is the height of folly
Steven HailBe prepared for a cashless society
And the real reasons are hidden
Joshua KrauseIf China can fund infrastructure with state credit money, so can we
Infrastructure spending can be funded with state created money
Ellen BrownThe human development revolution
The poor are the most efficient means to development
Asad ZamanThe philosophy behind economics
Many economists are using failed models
Aiden Bedford, Rui SihombingChicago economics: a dangerous pseudo-scientific zombie
It relies on the poor having to pay for the mistakes of the rich
Lars SyllScary numbers
U.S. poverty and wealth inequality are increasing.
David RuccioTo make America great again, write off the private debt
President Trump should ignore the insider economists
Steve KeenThe vital importance of restoring the Glass-Steagall Act
Growing inequality is one consequence of its repeal in 1999
EditorMacron’s false claim that laying off workers will boost the economy
The simple fact is that austerity destroys demand
Dean BakerWill addressing climate change devastate the economy?
Clean energy technology will be cheaper and employ more people
EditorEconomics is a form of brain damage
Unlearning the economics textbooks is slow and painful
Asad ZamanThe myth of the balanced budget
Total spending should generally exceed taxation receipts
John Kelly
