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Reflections on the German economy. A macroeconomic approach. Part 8. The public debt obsession. By Egon Neuthinger

By Will Denayer

28. September 2016 I Countries and Regions, Economic Policy, Economic Theory, Europe, Labour Market and Distribution of Income

Reflections on the German economy. A macroeconomic approach. Part 8. The public debt obsession
By Egon Neuthinger
The one-sided public debt obsession
With the introduction of the deficits and debts brakes, the public sector balance should permanently and on average remain at zero or even attain a surplus. …

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Verso publishes ‘Corbyn and the Future of Labour’ report

By Will Denayer

27. September 2016 I Countries and Regions, Europe, General Politics

Verso just published a free ebook Corbyn and the Future of Labour. A Verso Report (free download here).

The teaser of this interesting collection of articles reads as follows:
“The leadership election has come to an end with a huge victory for Jeremy Corbyn. …

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Labour’s prospects of winning the 2020 election

By Will Denayer

27. September 2016 I Countries and Regions, Europe, General Politics

I do not intend to repeat my analysis of Labour and the Brexit (see here, here, here, here, here, here, here, …

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Corbyn wins Labour Party leadership contest. Gaining members, losing voters. Labour has to move to the left.

By Will Denayer

26. September 2016 I Countries and Regions, Europe, General, General Politics, Globalisation and Development, Labour Market and Distribution of Income

Last Saturday, Jeremy Corbyn won the challenge for the leadership of the Labour Party with 61.8% of the votes. Since the Labour Party is the biggest political party in Europe, it is extremely important to see what its plans are.

Picture 1: Jeremy Corbyn after the result had been pronounced (Source: The Independent). …

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