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This is an immensely important book for any student of social theory interested in understanding the colonial roots of a lot of contemporary thinking From a post colonial perspective Gurminder Bhambra and John Holmwood unpack how the emergence of modern society in the context of European colonialism and empire impacted …
Colonialism and Modern Social Theory
Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, there has been an unprecedented move towards 'rethinking economics' due to the damages generated by the global financial crisis that burst in 2007-2008. Almost a decade after this crisis, policy is still unable to provide all citizens greater wellbeing or at least an encouraging economic future.
A Modern Guide to Rethinking Economics
The book deals with the financial instability hypothesis of Hyman P. Minsky and its application to current developments. The first part of the work summarizes the hypothesis and mentions works elaborating the hypothesis. The second part applies the hypothesis to the financial crisis 0f 2008/09.
The Financial Instability Hypothesis of Hyman P. Minsky
This book explores frontier work at the intersection of experimental and environmental economics, with cutting edge research provided by premier scholars in the field.The book begins by focusing on improving benefit-cost analysis, which remains the hallmark of public policy decision-making around the globe.
Using Experimental Methods in Environmental and Resource Economics
Well-rounded insights with essay contributions from various perspectives into what it means to decolonize higher education.
Decolonising the University
Mainstream economics was founded on many strong assumptions. Institutions and politics were treated as irrelevant, government as exogenous, social norms as epiphenomena. As an initial gambit this was fine. But as the horizons of economic inquiry have broadened, these assumptions have becomehindrances rather than aids.
Prelude to Political Economy
Im Nachgang der 2022er Tagung für Kritische Kommunikationswissenschaften in Wien versammelt"Eigentum, Medien, Öffentlichkeit" nun auf knapp 500 Seiten zahlreiche spannende Beiträge rund um das Thema Eigentum – verfasst von ganz unterschiedlichen Autor*innen aus dem näheren und weiteren Kritische Kommunikationswissenschafts-Universum.
Eigentum, Medien, Öffentlichkeit
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Pluriverse
The Privatized State shows how privatization undermines the very reason political institutions exist in the first place, and advocates for a new way of administering public affairs that is more democratic and just.
The Privatized State
Steve Keen discusses DSGE modeling and microfoundations by asking the question if it is ideologically possible to derive macroeconomics from microeconomics.
Discussing DSGE
What does political economy say about the global sugar production? Take a look at global trade regulations, intercountry inequalities, and the role of marketing.
Global sugar production - regulations, intercountry inequalities, and marketing
The first keynote speech was given by Sebastian Dullien, current spokesperson of FMM and who is one of the most well-known German economists in applied European economics and a very active contributor to the pluralist debate. Sebastian discusses the strategy of “running with the pack” by using orthodox methods to disseminate pluralist economics and politics. Referring to diverse examples Sebastian addresses the pros and cons of “running with the pack” and proposes alternative approaches to achieve more pluralism in economics.
How to promote alternative macroeconomic ideas: Are there limits to running with the (mainstream) pack?
Zunächst motiviert Steffen Lange für eine sozial ökologische Transformation hin zu einer Postwachstumsökonomie und erläutert was darunter verstanden werden kann Anschließend stellt er die Fragen was die makroökonomischen Rahmenbedingungen für solch eine Ökonomie sein müssten Dafür präsentiert Steffen Lange Rahmenbedingungen und Schlussfolgerungen die sich aus verschiedenen ökonomischen Theorieschulen ableiten lassen …
Makroökonomische Rahmenbedingungen einer Postwachstumsökonomie
This multimedia dossier explores the production chain of smartphones. In particular due to the violation of workers' rights and low payments, the author Benjamin Selwyn calls those production structures global poverty chains. In this context, he points to the importance of workers' struggles.
Production Chain of Smartphones
This historic timeline presents economic events, economic thinkers and schools of thought from the 18th century until the 2007/2008 financial and economic crisis with short texts on the respective event or perspective.
Economics: An Illustrated Timeline
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Economic theory is centuries out of date and that's a disaster for ...
Why it's time for 'Doughnut Economics'
Führt die Digitalisierung in eine smarte grüne Welt oder in eine Wachstumsökonomie mit zunehmender Einkommensungleichheit, Machtgefällen und ökologischen Schäden?
Die Digitalisierung der Ökonomie
The lectures were given by Steve Keen at the Exploring Economics Summer Academy 2017 in the workshop on Post Keynesian Economics The first lectures start with the role of money in a monetary economy and explain the macroeconomic significance of admitting the reality that banks create money The lectures continue …
Exploring Economics 2017 Lectures
Der Soziologe Stephan Lessenich erläutert in diesem Vortag die zentrale These seines Buches „Neben uns die Sintflut - Wie und warum wir über die Verhältnisse anderer leben"“. Menschen des globalen Nordens leben nicht nur auf Kosten künftiger Generationen, sondern auch aktuell auf Kosten von Menschen im globalen Süden.
Neben uns die Sintflut
Diese Vorlesung gibt einen ersten Einblick in die Komplexitätsökonomie.
Komplexitätsökonomik – Geschichte, Theorie und Methodik
Teaching the public about lobbying and its effects on financial institutions that help run the economy in which we all live and use.
Is lobbying bad for the economy?
Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) and Feminist Economics make a conjoint statement: The way we see the economic system has nothing to do with human beings nor those who have been surviving outside the market.
Decolonial Feminist Economics: A Necessary View for Strengthening Social and Popular Economy
The podcast explores the psychosocial implications of poverty in the society. Keetie Roelen investigates how the emotion of shame and policy-making are intertwined.
The Psychosocial Side of Poverty
Trickle Down Economics - an old topic, but still present in our lives. The idea consists of deregulation of the economy and of lower tax for the top in order to increase the "size of the pie" so everybody would have a bigger piece, even with a smaller share.
A critique to Trickle-down economics
This presentation looks at the basic idea of Marxism, specifically the conflict between the different classes in society.
A Brief Introduction to Marxism
Anwar Shaikh explores alternative economic explanations, emphasizing 'real competition' theory and the role of imperfections in economic patterns.
Capitalism: Competition, Conflict, Crisis
This animated video explains gender responsive budgeting and how it is used to mainstream gender in governance planning and budgeting. The video has been pro...
What is Gender Responsive Budgeting
In this short video behavioural economist, Dan Aerily talks about how our cognitive illusions will trick us into believing something that is otherwise deemed irrational by the homo economicus. It raises and probes into some very interesting questions that defy the neoclassical rational behaviour.
Are we in control of our decisions?
Ernest Mandel, a heterodox Marxist economist, shows here how a political economist can analyse systems such as the Soviet Union.
The Nature and Economy of the Soviet Union
Professor Jennifer Clapp explains the dynamics of financialization of land and agricultural commodities in Subsaharan Africa. She points to the historical roots of accelerated land speculation and their connection to financial institutions, both generating and reinforcing the process of financialization of African land. Besides talking about roots and dynamics of speculation with land on financial markets, she puts the perspective of scholarly investigation onto the investor's side in discussing guidelines of responsible investment and regulation in the front instead of focussing on the receiving countries.
Land and Financialization: Role of International Financial Actors in Land Deals in Africa
Ever wondered how a rap battle between John Maynard Keynes and F.A. Hayek would sound like?
Fear the Boom and Bust: Keynes vs. Hayek - The Original Economics Rap Battle!
Prof. Robert Guttmann looks at the current transformation of the international world order through the lenses of global money and finance.
Multipolar Capitalism
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