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What would a democratic Euro Zone Assembly look like?

Partager cet article What would the Euro Zone Assembly defended in Le Monde last week by Benoit Hamon look like? What would the political composition be and would it be in a position to « outvote austerity measures » or not? Would it allow to put in place a genuinely democratic euro-zone government? It should be pointed out straightaway that there is no miracle Parliament or perfect Treaty and that any change in the institutions cannot on its own reconcile Europe with its...

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Public capital, private capital

Partager cet article The present economic debate is over-determined by two realities which, moreover, are connected as we sometimes tend to forget. On one hand we have the steady rise in public debt and, on the other, the prosperity of privately owned wealth. The figures for the level of public debt are well known; almost everywhere the level approaches or exceeds 100% of national income (the equivalent of almost one year of gross domestic product) as compared with barely 30% in...

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Thomas Piketty était l’invité de Quotidien

L’intervention de l’économiste Thomas Piketty, directeur de l’Ecole des Hautes Etudes En Sciences Sociales (EHESS) sur le plateau de l’émission Quotidien, sur TMC. Il explique pourquoi il soutient mon projet économique. Pour connaître l’intégralité de mon programme, rendez-vous sur https://www.benoithamon2017.fr/le-projet/

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For a democratic Euro-zone government

Partager cet article The Euro zone needs a proper government : a joint budget, common rules of taxation, an investment and borrowing capacity, a growth strategy and a model for sustainable and equitable development. But to achieve all these one day the Euro zone must first focus on creating democratic institutions enabling common decision making. There is no point in discussing a government for the Euro zone if the democratic instance to which this government will be responsible...

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