Contemporary political economy has developed a significant body of scholarship on predistribution, the argument that market rules and institutional structures should be shaped upstream to prevent extreme concentrations of wealth and power, rather than corrected downstream through taxation and welfare transfers. Click to read more…
Shriraksha Mohan Consumerism-based economies like capitalism view the consumption of commodities as the primary driver of … On Consumption And ProfitRead more
By Matt Oppenheim Introduction and Overview Many acknowledge that planet earth is over a precipice of … Technology, Universal Income, and the Watershed: A Case for Urgent Planetary ChangeRead more
Interview with Dr. Ravi Batra What is the nature of inflation? Inflation affects the poor badly … Let There Be More and More CompetitionRead more
A two per cent inflation rate is typical of modern capitalism, but the US Consumer Price Index shattered this baseline in 2021. Spikes peaked at nine per cent—the highest since 1981. That woke up the economic profession. Click to read more…