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IFSC shadow of its intended self
06/09/2010
In an opinion piece for the Irish Times today, Jim Stewart concludes that "In the short term, changes in tax regimes raise issues for economies …
Guest post by Dr Pauline Conroy: Welfare for work
Pauline Conroy 03/09/2010
Pauline Conroy: The proposal that 10,000 unemployed people will be offered 19.5 hours of social or environmentally useful work a week is an answer to …
Irish economy at its most vulnerable
03/09/2010
"The Irish economy is now more vulnerable than at any time since the crisis began. The process of rebuilding the economy has not even begun, while …
Jim's equation
Michael Taft 02/09/2010
Michael Taft: ‘The bank is something more than men, I tell you. They breathe profits; they eat the interest on money. It's the monster. Men made …
'Pluck' and reckless banks
Paul Sweeney 01/09/2010
Paul Sweeney: Regular Progressive Economy blogger on Finance, Dr Jim Stewart, has a letter in today’s Financial Times - co-authored by his TCD …
Why do we pay people social welfare?
Nat O'Connor 30/08/2010
Nat O'Connor: We pay people social welfare because, in a democracy, every participant is entitled to a minimum share of our national wealth to …
Pluck of the Irish?
Jim Stewart 30/08/2010
Jim Stewart: Have they been reading Progressive Economy posts on Anglo Irish Bank? You can read the Financial Times editorial here.
The excuse factory
Michael Taft 27/08/2010
Michael Taft: During the Greek debt crisis, we were constantly told that we weren’t Spain or Portugal or Italy, that the international markets were …
Destroying the Public Sphere?
James Wickham 26/08/2010
James Wickham: The terms of reference for the ‘Review Group on State Assets...’ are about ‘asset disposal’ in the public sector. What do we …
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