Lars P. Syll

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Heterodoxy and pluralism in economics A sense of failure is, for all intents and purposes, being translated into a context of relative success requiring more limited changes – though these are still being seen as significant. Part of the reason that they are seen as significant is that changes from within mainstream economics do not have to be major in order to appear radical. It is our contention that heterodox economics is being marginalised in this...

Sommar i P1 är en ärevördig tradition i svensk radio. Redan som barn brukade yours truly tillbringa långa sommardagar med att ligga på Ribban eller vid Luhrsjön och lyssna med medhavd transistorradio. Tyvärr har programmet med åren genomgått samma utveckling som public service i stort — bra har blivit dåligt, dåligt har blivit sämre, och sämre har blivit ren skit. Visst glimmar det till ibland. Sture Linnér, Ingmar Bergman, Ingvar Carlsson, faller mig genast i minnet. Men mest...

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Equality is a great thing …   What we see happen in the US, the UK, Germany, Sweden, and elsewhere, is deeply disturbing. The rising inequality is outrageous – not the least since it has to a large extent to do with income and wealth increasingly being concentrated in the hands of a very small and privileged elite. Societies where we allow the inequality of incomes and wealth to increase without bounds, sooner or later implode. The cement that keeps us...

Early morning walk with Hedda on our island today. Advertisements

Economic reality — a virulent virus afflicting mainstream economics The WHO today warned of a virulent new virus affecting vulnerable groups in the Mid‐West and Eastern USA. The outbreak, which began in the Mid‐West’s extensive Great Lakes “Freshwater” river system, has recently jumped the “Saltwater” barrier, meaning that the entire population of its target species—“Mainstream” economists—is now at risk. Speaking on behalf of the WHO, Dr Cahuc explained...

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In Britain austerity is changing everything It's time for change. pic.twitter.com/38akCruWjd — Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) October 27, 2018 Advertisements

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