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IAN McAULEY. Reclaiming the ideas of economics: Socialism
It’s unfortunate that the term “socialism” has become a weapon in the armoury of those who stop government from performing its economically-justified functions.
IAN McAULEY. What lies beyond capitalism?
This a review of Wolfgang Streeck’s book ‘How will capitalism end?’. Communists of the world, relax! Don’t spend your efforts trying to bring down capitalism, because it’s going to bring itself down.
Posted in Economy, Politics
Tagged Allan Patience, capitalism, economy, Ian McAuley, Karl Marx, Karl Polanyi, neoliberalism, politics, socialism, Vance Packard, Wolfgang Streeck
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ROSS GARNAUT. Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy. Part 2.
The Challenge of Globalisation. This is the second of a two-part series of extracts from an address which Professor Ross Garnaut gave to the Sydney Democracy Network, University of Sydney, 7 September 2016. The full text of his address can be … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Environment and climate, International Affairs, Politics
Tagged democracy, foreign investment, globalisation, open trade, political donations, Ross Garnaut, socialism, tax avoidance
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ROSS GARNAUT. Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy. Part 1.
The Challenge of Globalisation. I will be posting in two parts, extracts from an address which Professor Ross Garnaut gave to the Sydney Democracy Network, University of Sydney, 7 September 2016. the full text of his address can be found … Continue reading