Dictatorship to democracy: 17 lessons from Indonesia
As Joko Widodo is elected President of Indonesia, our panel discuss how far the young democracy has come in 16 yearsDemocracy is up to the people: A successful democracy does not rely on a single...
View ArticleFresh boost for George Osborne as economy recovers banking crisis losses
UK economy grows by 0.8% in second quarter, but Labour says standards of living still being squeezedBritain's economy has finally recovered the losses caused by the financial crisis, passing its...
View ArticleFrom Concorde to the iPhone, state intervention drives technological...
History tells us that state involvement is the best route to prosperity. Our politicians need to think big and accept the risk of failureIf you wanted to radically alter the economy, making a country...
View ArticleKeep UK interest rate low for now, IMF tells Bank of England
International Monetary Fund warns Bank to be ready to raise rates if other measure fail to keep housing market in checkThe International Monetary Fund has said UK interest rates should stay low for...
View ArticleA three-day work week will make the rich richer and the rest of us poorer |...
Carlos Slim's big idea would never work for me. Real labor reform has to start with a living wage, not fewer hoursCarlos Slim, the second-richest person in the world, revealed himself the other day as...
View ArticleIt's a recovery, Jim, but not as we know it
UK once again has worst current account of any large trading nation, but this time sterling's strength not weakness that worriesWe all know what happens when a country runs a catastrophic current...
View ArticleA UK recovery that works for the rich | @guardianletters
Coalition government ministers purr with satisfaction if not excitement over the economy reaching 0.8% growth in the second quarter of 2014 to regain 2008 levels (Report, 26 July). Is nobody going to...
View ArticleSupine Labour lets the Tories daub lipstick on this pig | Aditya Chakrabortty
Austerity was a disaster. But in the absence of proper counter-arguments, Osborne is able claim it was an economic triumphOctober 2008: the banks are collapsing and Blairs boom is turning to Browns...
View ArticleThe rich want us to believe their wealth is good for us all | George Monbiot
As the justifications for gross inequality collapse, only the Green party is brave enough to take on the billionaires boot boysWhen inequality reaches extreme and destructive levels, most governments...
View ArticleTories keen to cut tax for rich again, says Ed Balls
Shadow chancellor says Conservatives' economic plan is to cut taxes at the top and hope wealth will trickle downThe Conservatives are "champing at the bit" to cut the top rate of tax for Britain's...
View ArticleAustralia's top eight universities push for higher fees, fewer students
Group of Eight vice chancellor describes deregulation as holy grail for universitiesAustralias prestigious Group of Eight (Go8) universities are likely to reduce the number of people they enrol while...
View ArticleIt's the end of Argentina as we know it, and the world economy will be just...
An entire country defaulting on its debt? After a fight with US hedge-funders? This is the stupidest nuclear option yetEvery once in a while you get a crazy financial story that makes you wonder how...
View ArticleDavid Cameron hints at giveaway for higher-rate taxpayers
Prime minister tells audience: 'I understand the problem with the 40p rate kicking in when people are not earning a lot of money'David Cameron has given his strongest hint yet that he may be preparing...
View ArticleTo fight Britains privatisation dogma, Labour needs help from the US military...
State-owned enterprises can be successful, as some unlikely global examples proveSince Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979 the UK has led the world in privatisation. The Conservative government...
View ArticleBehind the push for competitive tendering in NHS services | @guardianletters
The Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign supports Andy Burnhams call for a moratorium on tendering of NHS services.At last there is a public acknowledgement of the extent to which the NHS is being...
View ArticleConstant growth can only make most of us poorer | @guardianletters
George Monbiot is correct (The rich want us to believe their wealth is good for us all, 30 July) in his praise of Thomas Pikettys proposal for a wealth tax to counteract the insane levels of inequality...
View ArticleWorld Trade Organisation has reached its make or break moment
Failure to ratify first agreement in 20 years could be fatal if countries move to cut their own bilateral and regional dealsObituaries for the World Trade Organisation have been prepared many times...
View ArticleThe Consolations of Economics: How We Will All Benefit from the New World...
Boris Johnson's economics adviser has a good track record; here, he sets out a clear case for a more equal futureGiven the post-recession vogue for economic prognostications of doom and gloom, it is...
View ArticleForget homeowners. Politicians must woo a nation of renters
More than half of British households could be renting before too long. Housing policy must begin to address this majorityAsk the Bank of England about the biggest threat to the recovery and the answer...
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