The Republican tax bill is set to worsen inequality, government data shows. It’s part of a 50-year trend that’s affecting the social fabric as well as the economy.
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Uncertainty is the new norm.
A poverty expert debunks the false narratives that hold back disadvantaged entrepreneurs.
Changing a culture is hard to do.
Edwina Preston reflects on the lost art of hanging out – which feeds creativity – and the need to reclaim time from the pressures of productivity. She draws on new books by Jenny Odell and Sheila Liming.
Our research team tracked the impact of Dark Emu, Bruce Pascoe’s bestseller, over five years. We measured its value across a range of criteria, from financial to environmental.
The game’s roots provide insights into capitalism that form part of teaching and research to this day.
We find low taxes on the rich bring economies little benefit. This suggests there is a strong economic case for raising taxes on the rich to help repair public finances following the pandemic.
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” decision to relocate the country’s capital is seen as an effort to shift economic activity and address infrastructure gaps outside of Java and Sumatra.
Indonesia has plans to move its capital outside of Java, but the government has yet to make the case for this move.
Thinking with Karl Marx on his 200th birthday means recognising the importance of thought.
An urban planning expert goes knee-deep into the murky history behind this popular phrase often used to describe the nation’s capital.
There was a fair bit of detail this week about what we can expect from the RBA and US Fed on interest rates going forward.
Is the financial system headed for another ‘Lehman moment’? Perhaps, but a bailout isn’t the solution. More capital is, something Trump should remember as he rewrites U.S. bank rules.
Natural capital is a hot topic that proponents have jumped onto, believing it is the future of sustainable development. But this concept is based on fundamental fallacies.
The government should be encouraging informal investors to put their money into start-ups, not barring them from tax offsets that encourage them to do so.
The Marikana tragedy has indicated the violent nature of the struggles over resources and income shares. Inequality must be fought because it perpetuates social injustice.
Thomas Piketty’s bestselling book Capital in the Twenty-First Century shows that in a selection of developed countries the stock of capital is growing faster than economic output, causing disturbing increases…
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Reader in Global Development and Political Economy, SOAS, University of London
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Professor of Finance, Washington University in St. Louis
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Professor of Urban Studies and Planning, Emeritus, Portland State University
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Associate Professor, Sociology of Development and Change, Wageningen University
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Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Emerson College
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Professor of Finance, UNSW
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Professor of Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies, University of Johannesburg; Research Associate, Stellenbosch University; Professor of Sociology of Development and Change, Wageningen University
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Research Professor, Hertfordshire Business School, University of Hertfordshire
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, RMIT University
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Senior Researcher, SMERU Research Institute
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Lecturer in Public Policy, King's College London
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Lecturer in Political Economy, King's College London
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Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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Policy Fellow at the Perth USAsia Centre, The University of Western Australia