Category Archives: Economics

Neoliberalism vs the world – Part 3: The People vs. Neoliberalism

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Bilbo

By Rob Plastow Neoliberalism is a powerful force for organisation, rationality and economic development. It is championed by world elites and has become the ruling ideology of globalisation and 21st Century governance. Throughout it’s implentation it has also caused much … Continue reading →

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Neoliberalism vs the World – Part 2

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Bilbo

The strength of the thought behind neoliberalism, is that it makes human behaviour understandable in economic terms through its efficient, reductionist rationality. Neoliberalism’s rationality is linked to an aspiration to reflect and construct prudent individuals who behave both as responsible … Continue reading →

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Neoliberalism vs The World – Part 1

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Bilbo

By Rob Plastow Despite their different qualities, forms and direct causes, there is an ideological concept that links the recent cuts in public spending, anthropogenic climate change and the banking crisis. It is of pressing importance to get to grips … Continue reading →

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10 ways to save the world

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Bilbo

There are hundreds of ways to save the world but let’s remember what we mean by ‘saving’ and ‘the world’. For a start, it’s not about saving the planet, that’s not going anywhere and has dealt with more than we … Continue reading →

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Money, money, money

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Bilbo

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Prosperity without growth

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Bilbo

Following on from his book Prosperity Without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet this video is of Tim Jackson at TED earlier this year. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet … Continue reading →

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Nagoya, TEEB and George Monbiot

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Bilbo

By Rob Plastow With everyone packed up and back home from the recent talks on biodiversity in Nagoya, some have been telling the media of what a success it was. Others, such as George Monbiot have been a little more … Continue reading →

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