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The myths and realities of government spending

Andrea Grainger 8 August 2017 The myths and realities of government spending2017-08-08T13:19:06+01:00 *Society* 4 Comments
Photo credit: flickr user Peter Creative Commons license:   In the general election this May, many political commentators were talking up the Labour party under Corbyn as presenting a significant…
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From splendid isolation to solidarity – a tale of divestiture

Violeta Vajda 11 November 2014 From splendid isolation to solidarity – a tale of divestiture2014-11-20T12:56:54+00:00 Comment No Comment
#truth at #tli — Resource Generation (@ResourceGen) July 11, 2014 In finance and economics, divestment or divestiture is the reduction of some kind of asset for financial, ethical, or political…
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The capital mobility myth: 'You better not piss off the rich'

Alex Wood 12 October 2012 The capital mobility myth: 'You better not piss off the rich'2012-10-12T12:30:04+01:00 1 Comment
Whether it be workers demanding higher wages and better conditions or citizens demanding higher taxes on corporations and the rich, the response from business chiefs and their drudges in the…
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On QE, overproduction and the economics of a negative carry universe.

Alasdair Thompson 10 July 2012 On QE, overproduction and the economics of a negative carry universe.2012-07-10T09:00:56+01:00 4 Comments
In the run up to last week's announcement of more QE from the Bank of England there have been a couple of interesting posts on FT alphaville talking about "negative…
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6 Billion Ways: When did we become obsessed with monetary policy?

Adam Ramsay 5 March 2011 6 Billion Ways: When did we become obsessed with monetary policy?2011-03-05T13:18:57+00:00 8 Comments
I'm at the "Six Billon Ways" conference this weekend, which is organised by the main NGOs campaigning for global justice - this is my thoughts on the first discussion -…
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Banking and money creation (part 2)

AndrewSmith 4 February 2011 Banking and money creation (part 2)2011-02-04T12:15:54+00:00 33 Comments
Previously, in Part One, I looked at where the money comes from for bank loans and mortgages. Here, I describe one of the many restrictions on the amounts that banks…
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Banking and money creation (part 1)

AndrewSmith 3 February 2011 Banking and money creation (part 1)2011-02-03T13:00:40+00:00 14 Comments
Do banks lend savers' money out? Do they really create money? What are the constraints on how much money banks lend out? Did you see some animation that claimed to…
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