Tag Archives: Economy and the New Earth

Cui bono* ?

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Michaela

By Joseph E Stiglitz Just a few years ago, a powerful ideology – the belief in free and unfettered markets – brought the world to the brink of ruin. Even in its hey-day, from the early 1980s until 2007, US-style … Continue reading →

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Clear and present danger

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Michaela

Fears and Failure by Paul Krugman  From G.D.P. to private-sector payrolls, from business surveys to new claims for unemployment insurance, key economic indicators suggest that the recovery may be sputtering. And it wasn’t much of a recovery to start with. … Continue reading →

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Rising to the Challenge

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Michaela

In an increasingly dis-unified Europe, stifled by debt, fear of social unrest and political panic, one country seems to be rising to the challenge .. After painful decades of coming to terms with their role in two world wars, there … Continue reading →

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Rest and See

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Michaela

In these days,weeks and months  as a cornucopia of catastrophes, disasters and bad news are upon us, we have ample opportunity to study the human mind at large. How does the human race keep up facing unprecedented  adversity on a … Continue reading →

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Shhh…capitalism is dead

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Michaela

Paul Krugman, a professor at Princeton and a Nobel Laureate, is specialised on international trade and finance. His current work is  focused on economic and currency crises, and he is one of the preeminent economists of our time. I am … Continue reading →

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