The market economy, fair wages, and poverty in rich Germany
By Heiner Flassbeck
Food banks are currently a popular topic in Germany. Hardly anyone asks, however, why there are so many people in a rich nation like Germany who depend on them. …
Against conservatism. Hannah Arendt on public ‘truth’ and virtue
Introduction
I recently spoke to Martin Cohen, the author of 101 Philosophy Problems. We were discussing the Gettier problem. Gettier (born 1927) is an American philosopher, …
Why Sweden copies German wage moderation
By Will Denayer and Heiner Flassbeck
Wages need to rise in sync with productivity growth plus inflation. If wages do not follow productivity growth, innovation stifles and productivity declines. Sweden also suffers, although it is not a member of the euro zone. …
