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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
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The “Fortune 500” of 1812
By 1812 the U.S. already had more business corporations than any other country and possibly more than all other countries combined.
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After the European Elections: Fiscal Policy is the Elephant in the Room
The most crucial issue in European policy, and one on which no big party campaigned and no important public discussion took place, was the fiscal policy stance for the next few years.
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Oil and the Energy Crisis of the 1970s: A Reanalysis
An excerpt from Revolt of the Rich: How the Politics of the 1970s Widened America’s Class Divide by David N. Gibbs, published by Columbia University Press (2024)
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Are You Ready to Dive Deep into China's Intellectual Odyssey?
Wang Hui, author of The Rise of Modern Chinese Thought, now available in English, provides conceptual guidance for understanding China’s intellectual progress in a conversation with INET’s Lynn Parramore.
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Industrial Policy Is a Good Idea, but So Far We Don’t Have One
The American state has lost the capacity for concentrated and decisive effort at the forefront of technology and the associated science.
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Inflation and Power
It was a mistake to accept a ‘reference price’-determination process for basic commodities led by finance
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Trump, Populism, and the Republican Establishment: Two Graphs From New Hampshire
This year’s New Hampshire primary testifies to the disintegration of the Republican Party
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Renowned Political Scientist: Can We Really Save American Democracy?
In an exclusive interview, Benjamin Page discusses urgent reforms needed to tackle critical challenges, from undemocratic institutions to economic inequality.
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How GM’s $10-Billion Buyback May Ice Its EV Transition
Reindustrialization vs Financialization
Theories of Economic Crises
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After Poland’s Elections: Democracy and Keynesianism?
In accepting mass unemployment, post-communist governments and the democratic parties that constituted them removed the economic foundation for Poland’s democracy.