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Tag Archives: New York Review of Books
MERVYN KING. Which Europe Now?
In this article ‘Which Europe now?’ in the New York Review of Books, Mervyn King says Our political class would do well to recall the words of Confucius: Three things are necessary for government: weapons, food and trust. If … Continue reading
Posted in International Affairs, Politics
Tagged breakdown in trust, Brexit, Mervyn King, New York Review of Books
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Why the Rich are so much Richer in the US
Nobel Prizewinner Joseph E. Stiglitz has been at the forefront of the debate in the US and elsewhere about growing inequality. In a recent review in the New York Review of Books, James Surowiecki comments on three recent books by … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Education, Politics
Tagged Inequality in the US, James Surowiecki, Joseph Stiglitz, New York Review of Books
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