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Bob Pollin, Why Austerity and Not Stimulus?

August 6, 2011
Bob Pollin

Bob Pollin argues the main objective of austerity is to demolish the “welfare state” and public ownership. August 6, 2011.

Developing Economies, Economic Theory, Globalization, Small Business, Social Investment

Building Civil Community

At Google Zeitgeist, U.C. Berkeley Law School Dean Christopher Edley, Jr. asks President Bill Clinton a question about building connections between different groups of people at Google Zeitgeist on November 21st,2007.
Economic Forecasting, Economic Theory, Globalization, International Competition, Monetary Policy

Jeffrey Sachs on the Chinese Slowdown

Jeffrey Sachs discusses the status of China’s economy and whether investments in China will justify themselves on CNN International Europe, July 13th 2012.
Economic Forecasting, Economic Theory, Housing Market Collapse

Jim Chanos, the State of the Economic Crisis

Jim Chanos discusses predicting the financial meltdown, and the current state of the economy on Money Watch, November 6 2009.
Economic Theory

Simon Johnson, Starting a Revolution

Simon discusses the infrastructure necessary for a economic revolution on Renegade Economist, July 4 2011.
Economic Theory, Service Economy

Diane Coyle, the Economics of Enough

Diane Coyle discusses contemporary economic challenges at the Royal Society for the encouragement of Art (RSA), May 31 2011.
Banking and Finance, Economic Forecasting, Financial Markets, Too Big To Fail

Simon Johnson, Too Big to Fail

Simon discusses the possibility of insurance companies and hedge funds becoming too big to fail at INET, October 27 2011.