The Return of the State – authors introduce their chapters
see films clips of authors introducing their chapters in PEF’s book , The Return of the State
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The Return of the State – Council members explain the purpose of the book
see film clips of PEF Council members explaining the purpose of PEF’s new book, The Return of the State
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John Weeks – Obituaries and Tributes
” John Weeks was a rigorous and progressive academic economist, committed to good economic policy and political action; at the same time he was a very kind, supportive and loyal colleague and friend”
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Johnson’s Economic Recovery Plan – Not much of a “New Deal”
Sue Konzelmann writes on Boris Johnson’s Economic Recovery Plan. Focusing almost exclusively on the usual sectors – property, construction and finance – it’s likely to make an already unbalanced economy even more lopsided.
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Whatever the outcome of this election, we need to start thinking about where our society and economy are going
“Come the new year, we will have yet another new government, which will be faced – amongst other things – with the consequences of a decade’s worth of cuts to services that, one way or another, the majority of us rely on.”
What if Cameron’s austerity had been “harder and faster”?
The idea that a contraction in public spending could be more than replaced by private investment and enterprise – so-called “expansionary fiscal contraction” – is at best highly controversial.
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Austerity – Demystifying a (still) poorly understood concept
‘In my new book, Austerity, we step back from the emotional reactions on both sides of the debate; and we carry out a much more forensic analysis, following the evidence – and only coming to a conclusion when all of it has been carefully sifted and considered’.
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Rethinking Britain – How to build a better future
Of the nineteen UK governments since the Second World War, only two have torn up the rule book and tried to build a better future, instead of simply recycling the tired slogans and policies of the past. The two governments that did try radical change – not always successfully – were those of Clement Attlee
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Who benefits from austerity – and who pays?
“In recent years, even organisations like the IMF and the World Economic Forum have recognised the dangers of inequality. In particular, they have both drawn attention to both the high and rising inequality caused by austerity, and its damaging effects on both social cohesion and economic growth.”
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Fiscal tightening – prevention is better than cure
“The persistence of austerity as an idea and a policy therefore owes far more to human emotions – or, as Keynes branded them, “animal spirits” – than it does to sound economics.”
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