Hurrah for Business First Magazine!
byI usually become unsettled when I read most business magazines on the basis that they are rarely about business. Instead, their articles, interviews and…
July, 2011
The failure of monetary socialism
by John PhelanThere is a story from the Cold War era about a Soviet official who travelled to London. As he was shown around he couldn’t…
Exhausted commodities?
by Sean CorriganIn recent weeks, we have argued strongly against any relapse into Malthusianism or any of the other, fashionable Green neuroses which readily afflict those…
The greatest show on Earth
by Sean CorriganSo, the European elite have temporarily managed to contain the submerging market contagion which was threatening to blow apart their beloved superstate and have…
Hayek vs Keynes at the LSE
by John PhelanJuly 26th saw one of the most eagerly anticipated economic events of recent years. At the London School of Economics (former employer of Friedrich…
Brazil
by John PhelanWith his history in the transfer market there is no guarantee that Carlos Tevez won’t still end up at Brazilian side Corinthians. But even…
Money out of “thin air”
by Dr Frank ShostakBy fulfilling the role of an intermediary, banks are an important factor in the process of real wealth formation. Banks facilitate the flow of…
The official start of the European transfer union
by Prof Philipp BagusThere are basically three scenarios for the future of the European Monetary Union as I argue in my book The Tragedy of the Euro….
Bernanke’s blind side
by Detlev SchlichterThe world financial system is skating on thin ice, and that ice can crack at any moment. The instabilities of the global paper money…
The forgotten liberal ideas of M.K. Gandhi
by B. ChandrasekaranMohandas Karamchand Gandhi is now in the headlines once again, this time for an alleged ‘bisexual’ affair. Provocatively-titled biographies such as ‘Gandhi: Naked Ambition’…