by Polly Cleveland, cross posted from Dollars & Sense. In Thomas Piketty’s doomsday model, slowing of growth in the twenty-first century will cause an inexorable increase in inequality. Piketty is not the first to propose a grand model of inequality…
By Catherine Cashmore Cross posted from all over the web, including Naked Capitalism. Yves here. This post looks at how little has been done in the wake of the global financial crisis is instructive because it takes an international view.…
Concerns continue to grow in China where the value of land sales are down 38% y.o.y and VOLUME down 45% according to Market Watch: Total land sales fell to 1,767 transactions in May in 300 Chinese cities, down 45% from a…
Our third Evolving Economics Enews. Share it with your friends, join the enews list, sent bi-weekly. Having trouble reading this newsletter? View it online. The enews of Prosper & Earthsharing Australia June 11, 2014 Photo – Kicki Holmen Three, no…
Monbiot chronicles the shrieking retorts to reforms challenging their unearned incomes. Tax reform can no longer be dismissed as a dirty word left to the well connected. Here in Australia such shrieking to the mining tax, pokie or taxi license reforms was…
Renegade Economists podcast 341 As broadcast on 3CR, Wednesday May 28. Subscribe to the weekly podcast (via Itunes). This our 1st translation via Dragon Dictation. Edits for readability. Welcome to the show with your host Karl Fitzgerald. This week we…
The second in our new Evolving economics enews – sent bi-weekly. Sign up here. Read below for the surprising rationale justifying foreign investment in Cuba’s newly privatised property free-for-all. Having trouble reading this newsletter? View it online. The enews of Prosper & Earthsharing…
For Prosper Australia members, supporters and the merely curious David Collyer will host an informal evening of discussion on Georgist economics 6.30 pm Tuesday 27 May 2014 At Prosper Australia’s offices 2/22 Punch Lane Melbourne This is a roundtable where members and…
Press Release The Abbott government must rebuild State relationships by assisting in the educative process of tax reform. “The outsourcing of deficit pressures by Treasurer Joe Hockey has accelerated the need for state revenue reforms” stated Prosper Australia spokesman Karl…
Press Release “Treasurer Joe Hockey’s budget is a boon for those in pursuit of capital gains” stated Prosper Australia spokesman, Karl Fitzgerald. “Whilst claiming we all must contribute to the heavy lifting, the budget ignores the easy unearned incomes in real…