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- The Collapse of Neoliberal Privatisationby C. P. Chandrasekhar on 19 April 2024 at 06:22
Thames Water, one of England’s many regional water monopolies, infamously privatised by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s and symbolising the dramatic turn in economic policy that neoliberalism implied, is finally collapsing. Unable to mobilise £500 million from shareholders who have…
- Deflationary Policies for Debt Repaymentby betaideas on 16 April 2024 at 07:48
The World Bank and the IMF Spring meetings begin this week in Washington. And with the worst sovereign debt crisis in decades, the pronouncements at these meetings will be monitored closely by many for the relief that debt-distressed countries in…
- The True Face of “Aid”by C. P. Chandrasekhar on 16 April 2024 at 06:54
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), predominantly a club of rich market economy countries, has just released preliminary estimates of the flow of Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) or “aid” from 31 members of its Development Assistance Committee to…
- Call for Applications : IDEAs-UFRJ advanced students’ workshop on “rethinking the international financial architecture”by betaideas on 15 April 2024 at 06:22
Applications to be accepted until May 16, 2024, 23:59 UTC Introduction A much-discussed challenge facing the international community is the effort to reform the international financial architecture, or the channels, institutions and rules mediating the cross-border flow of capital. These…
- Call for Application: A course on “Money and Banking”by betaideas on 12 April 2024 at 10:02
IDEAs invite applications for the course on “Money and Banking” coordinated by Dr. Ndongo Samba Sylla. This 12-lecture course is part of the IDEAs Advanced Certificate Programme on Research in Political Economy, and is open for auditing by guest students.…