C. Fred Bergsten The Peterson Institute for International Economics What are the key foreign economic policy issues facing the United States in the second half of this decade? How can the administration and Congress meet the economic challenges that lie … Continue reading
Cato Policy Report, January/February 2010 by Jeffrey Friedman Jeffrey Friedman is the editor of Critical Review and of Causes of the Financial Crisis, forthcoming from the University of Pennsylvania Press. You are familiar by now with the role of the … Continue reading
The U.S. economy of the 21st century little resembles that of the 18th century, but acceptance of change and embrace of competition remain unchanged. “The panic itself was felt in every part of the globe,” the Wall Street Journal reported. … Continue reading
A.T. Kearney The Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index is a regular survey of global executives conducted by A.T. Kearney. The Index provides a unique look at the present and future prospects for international investment flows. Companies participating in the survey … Continue reading
Using payment systems to combat the shadow economy At almost $3 trillion, the shadow economy — that blurry area of commerce that includes legal activity hidden deliberately from public authorities — makes up a sizeable portion of economic activity in … Continue reading
Critical Studies on the Possibilities of Socialism by N. G. PIERSON, LUDWIG VON MISES, GEORG HALM, and ENRICO BARONE (Edited) with an Introduction and a Concluding Essay by F. A.HAYEK THERE is reason to believe that we are at last … Continue reading
Samir Amin The expansion of capitalism is destroying the planet and placing the future of people in the South in jeopardy, writes Samir Amin in this week’s edition of Pambazuka News. Consumption levels in Europe, North America and Japan are … Continue reading