Essential Economics Reading
Lucid commentary on economics is rare. In this time of economic crisis media commentary on economic matters has increased and public interest in such commentary has prompted greater coverage and…
Economic Implosion is bad news for world's Poorest
Well it’s official. The UN site, IRIN, posted a report from Dakar citing analyses and forecasts by UN economists on the likely impact of the downturn in the West on…
Rebuilding the Global Financial System (GFS)
I am reliably informed that GPS car installations were the Christmas gift of choice in 2008. Every time I get lost on the A43 into Lyon I pine for one!…
Who are the poor?
The current issue of Le Monde 2, the week-end supplement to Le Monde, the prestigious French daily, carries an interview with Professor Paul Collier. Along with Jeff Sachs, Paul Collier…
Shaking of the Foundations
Paul Tillich, the theologian, wrote a book in the 1960s that influenced a whole generation. It was entitled The Shaking of the Foundations. At the time it was the set…
Greed is no longer good
We all remember that famous Michael Douglas character quote from the movie Wall Street: “Greed is good”. Those were days of irresponsible and ruthless disregard for the common good. Unashamed…