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

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Division of labour was common knowledge by the 1770s

Jun 23, 2012

I always think of Adam Smith when I hear the term ‘division of labour’ - but I’m being cured of this by reading a bit more about Britains late 18th century in Jenny Uglow’s The Lunar Men.

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Maynard's Revenge: A Review

May 21, 2012

Below is a revised version of a talk I gave at the New School University, at a conference to launch Lance Taylor’s latest book. The date of the event was April 28, 2011, more than a year ago, and the delay in revision was entirely my fault—overcommitment and pressing deadlines on many fronts. Sorry about that.

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Maynard's Revenge: A Review

May 21, 2012

The Collapse of Free Market Macroeconomics