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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.

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Macroeconomics and the Italian Vote

Aug 6, 2018

To understand the rise of the League and 5 Star Movement, look at economic indicators

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The Rise of Hedge Fund Activism

Aug 3, 2018

How corporate raiders coopted 鈥渟hareholder democracy鈥 for their own ends

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A Poetic Challenge to Global Capitalism That Will Rend Your Heart

Jun 21, 2018

Edoardo Nesi鈥檚 new book tracks the destructive march of globalization and neoliberal capitalism through his own life and the places, like Italy, that lie broken in its wake.

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INET Memo to G20: The Trouble with Economic Research Evaluation

May 28, 2018

In , INET calls for changes to the evaluation of economic research to ensure that economic theory—and policy—is more rigorous, innovative, and in service to society. 

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BRICS to Play a Leading Role in Driving Future Global Economic Growth

Apr 20, 2018

But the five countries must still support greater investment in other emerging and developing economies

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Why Americans鈥 Hatred of Taxes Is Fake News

Apr 13, 2018

Newspapers consistently underplay wide public support for higher taxes on businesses and the wealthy