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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.

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Renowned Political Scientist: Can We Really Save American Democracy?

Dec 19, 2023

In an exclusive interview, Benjamin Page discusses urgent reforms needed to tackle critical challenges, from undemocratic institutions to economic inequality.

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After Poland’s Elections: Democracy and Keynesianism?

Oct 16, 2023

In accepting mass unemployment, post-communist governments and the democratic parties that constituted them removed the economic foundation for Poland’s democracy.

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Postscript: A Further Look at ProMarket’s Economics

Sep 8, 2023

ProMarket’s new “Addendum to Retraction,” written it appears in response to our recent INET post, doubles down on its critique of our piece which showed that it is feasible for increased output to lead to reduced welfare. The ProMarket addendum is notable for its economic errors.*

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We Need a Double Pronged Public-Private Approach to Food Security

Jul 19, 2023

Dr. Agnes Kalibata, President of AGRA, on how the Ukraine conflict has been a big wake-up call for many African governments, the huge importance of investing in soils, and her frustration at the slow pace of climate mitigation.

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Why is Getting Old So Hard and Expensive in America? New Book Challenges How We Think.

Jul 18, 2023

In The Measure of Our Age, elder justice expert M.T. Connolly, who served as coordinator of the Department of Justice’s Elder Justice Initiative, offers both a warning and challenge: the systems we rely on to protect us as we age haven’t caught up to our longevity. Good news: we have the tools to build better ones.

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How This Regional Bank Mortgage Lender Crisis is Different

Jun 12, 2023

Every banking crisis has its own overarching narratives and coincidental streams of various sub-narratives that course through the marketplace day to day.