Global economy - Rationale Magazine

24 Aug

The transformation of the world economy

25/08/2024
By David James
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In geoeconomic and financial terms, the Earth has begun shifting on its axis. Triggered by the West’s proxy war with Russia in Ukraine,...

18 Jun

Business & Economics

Joseph Stiglitz and economic ideology

21/06/2024
By Paul Monk
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Joseph Stiglitz, 81, was Chairman of President Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisors between 1995 and 1997, then Chief Economist at th...

12 Jun

Business & Economics

Late-stage capitalism and the search for growth

12/06/2024
By David James
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In the developed world, it is often observed that we are living in an era of ‘late-stage capitalism’. To get a clear picture of what th...

15 Feb

Feature series, Law & Politics

The end of the ‘American moment’

09/03/2024
By David James
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This article is part of our ‘Mulling over America’ feature series, with contributors providing Rationalist perspectives on what ...

07 Mar

Business & Economics

How deregulation left central banks with few weapons

07/03/2023
By David James
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Since the global financial crisis of 2008, Western financial markets have experienced steadily falling interest rates. Three years ago,...

22 Aug

Business & Economics

New dangers in a familiar debt crisis

22/08/2022
By David James
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Debt crises are as old as civilisation itself. The reason is simple. Compound interest increases geometrically, whereas economic activi...

07 Mar

Business & Economics

The illogic of global finance

09/09/2022
By David James
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There are two things that should be understood about the global financial markets as the world faces what is being called the Great Res...

Tag Archives: Global economy

The transformation of the world economy

Joseph Stiglitz and economic ideology

Late-stage capitalism and the search for growth

The end of the ‘American moment’

How deregulation left central banks with few weapons

New dangers in a familiar debt crisis

The illogic of global finance