2011 People’s Book Prize
We are pleased to announce that Eradicating Ecocide, by Polly Higgins, is included in the Spring selection of the 2011 People’s Book Prize. Voting will be open until the 31st Read More
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2011/03/07
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2011/02/20
Inside Job
In a review of the film Inside Job in the Guardian, Peter Bradshaw wrote: ‘Perhaps the most sensational aspect of this film is Ferguson’s contention that the crash corrupted the Read More
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2011/02/14
2011 LSE Economics Conference
Shepheard-Walwyn have been invited to sponsor the 2011 Economics Conference, presented by the LSE SU Economics Society and LSE SU Finance Society to be held on the 12th of March. Read More
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2011/02/07
Property tax in China
As Europe and, America struggle to avoid a double-dip recession while they grapple with reducing fiscal deficits, China is trying to head off a property boom without precipitating a bust that Read More
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2010/12/31
What would a new economics and economy look like?
Dr Kamran Mofid, Adjunct Professor, Dalhousie School of Business, was born in Tehran. He received his BA and MA in economics from the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, in 1980 Read More
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2010/12/19
2011 People’s Book Prize
We are pleased to announce that Fred Harrison’s The Predator Culture has won a place as a finalist in the 2011 People’s Book prize. Voting re-opens for finalists in June Read More
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2010/12/19
Justice and the Mindset of the Status Quo
John Stewart is the author of three historical novels: The Centurion, The Last Romans and Marsilio, In Prime Minister and two companion novels, Visitors and The President, he turns his Read More
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2010/12/04
Global Campaign for Jobs and Poverty Reduction.
‘Let’s seize this moment to raise a cry for that greater vision — of an economy that lifts us all towards a future worth fighting for.’ From avaaz.org. Avaaz.org is an Read More
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2010/11/17
Simplifying Britain’s Tax System
‘…which are the least bad taxes? In my opinion, the least bad tax is the property tax on the unimproved value of land, the Henry George argument of many, many Read More
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2010/11/08
Ecocide: the 5th Crime against Peace
Polly Higgins’ book Eradicating Ecocide has been met with great enthusiasm since its publication in September. The author’s fellow environmentalists agree that her proposal to create a law against ecocide Read More
