Mike Norman Economics

Where thinks tanks are at there best is investigating long terms trends and international best practice, lifting eyes above the day to day crisis management of civil servants.One such area is Land Value Taxation.  In our age of rentier capitalism, poor productivity and a housing crisis our latest policy hero seems to be Henry George, with think tanks across the political spectrum championing it.  Of course it is far easier to propose a policy reform than to get down to the nitty gritty...

The global financial media are always on the lookout for signs of an impending financial crisis in China – and the dark prognostications about the future made by several external observers relate to both internal and external financial flows. But there are reasons to believe that both concerns may be overplayed, and that what is occurring especially with respect to cross-border flows is a much more complex process reflecting a medium-term plan of the Chinese state, in accordance with its...

Review of Henryk Grossman, Capitalism’s contradictions: studies in economic theory before and after Marx, edited by Rick Kuhn, published by Haymarket Books.Michael Roberts BlogGrossman on capitalism’s contradictions Michael Roberts

Enclosure of the commons, aka "primary accumulation" and "privatization of state property," that is, public goods.Occasional Links & CommentaryThe goose and the commonsDavid F. Ruccio | Professor of Economics, University of Notre Dame

Graphic presentation. Keeper for future reference.EcnsXi's vision on shared future for humanity China Daily

Here are links to the full series of The EMU Reform RuseBill Mitchell – billy blogThe EMU reform ruse – Part 1 The EMU reform ruse – Part 2 The EMU reform ruse – Part 3 The EMU reform ruse – Part 4 and Final Bill Mitchell | Professor in Economics and Director of the Centre of Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE), at University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia

SFC-based analysis.Seeking AlphaTax Reform: The Impact On Macro Fiscal Flows And Investment MarketsAlan Longbon

Robert McElvaine, premier historian of the first Great Depression (whose books we have used to teach A Tale of Two Depressions), argues that Republicans today are repeating the same mistakes as the Republicans who were in charge during the 1920s, whose trickledown policies led to the spectacular crash of 1929. As a historian of the Great Depression, I can say: I’ve seen this show before.In 1926, Calvin Coolidge’s treasury secretary, Andrew Mellon, one of the world’s richest men, pushed...

For Germany, the idea of Europeanism has provided the country’s elites with the perfect alibi to conceal their hegemonic project behind the ideological veil of 'European integration'. What Germany could not do militarily, it is managing economically.Open DemocracyGermany’s dystopian plans for Europe: from fantasy to reality? Thomas Fazi Thomas Fazi is the co-author (with William Mitchell) of Reclaiming the State: A Progressive Vision of Sovereignty for a Post-Neoliberal World (Pluto,...

Socialists should check out The American Conservative, it's has some superb articles.Lindsey Graham is warmongering as usual, this time on North Korea: The administration’s policy, he said, is “to deny North Korea the capability to hit America with a nuclear-tipped missile. Not to contain it."  “Denial means preemptive war as a last resort [bold mine-DL]. That preemption is becoming more likely as their technology matures. Every missile test, every underground test of a nuclear weapon,...