Volume 10 No.6 - November/December 2018
Contents
How big does the fire need to be?Before we “understand”, once again, how we can pay ourselves to put it out.
J.D. AltBook extract: Why technology alone won’t save us
from “Managing Without Growth. Slower by Design, Not Disaster”,
Peter Victor, publ by Edward Elgar . Part Two EditorKeen versus Krugman
Mainstream economics wrongly asserts that credit and money are neutral, with no impact on real economic activity
John BalderThere is nothing sacrosant about corporate culture
We can and must regulate it.
Ann Wardrop and David WishartWhat should be the purpose of economic policy?
And what role can, and should, economists play in guiding policy decisions?
Rachel FrenchNeoclassical economists — a bunch of idiot savants
They do not understand what is happening in the world today
EditorIs there a case for restoring the gold standard?
Trying to get gold back into the monetary system is a very bad idea
Lars SyllIs the U.S. Federal Reserve privately owned?
The Fed is not owned by anyone, however it was established to serve the public interest.
EditorGovernments left clueless by economic orthodoxy
Economics, as now mostly practised, is largely self-reinforcing rather than self-correcting
EditorMainstream economics and Modern Monetary Theory
What really divides them? A very great deal indeed!
Steven HailThe Trans-Pacific Partnership is not about trade
But rather, it is about corporate power and control
Editor
