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Thought experiments in the political economy of (ecological) crisis...

The future crises that we confront depend, above all, on the way we choose to respond to the present ecological crisis Martin Craig, Research Fellow at SPERI With the term ‘crisis’ used so often and so...

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Rethinking Recovery I

Inequality and insecurity in UK households Genevieve LeBaron, Research Fellow at SPERI, University of Sheffield, Johnna Montgomerie, Lecturer in Economics, Goldsmiths, University of London, &...

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Why the North, why now, and what’s new? Part I

For England’s sake, the time has come for Northern England to find its ‘inner powerhouse’ Craig Berry, Deputy Director at SPERI In the wake of the general election, Englishness as a national identity...

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QE, labour market restructuring and the ‘regressive recovery’

Cameron’s continuing ‘two nations’ governing strategy prepares the way for a further economic crisis Jeremy Green, Honorary Research Fellow at SPERI & Lecturer in Politics, University of Bristol,...

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Rethinking Recovery II

The long, rocky ride of crisis and austerity   Guest post by Mary Evans     In this next post of the series, it is suggested that the discursive justifications of austerity and touting of the moral...

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Why the North, why now, and what’s new?: Part II

Osborne’s plans spell ‘devo-danger’ for the left in Northern England Craig Berry, Deputy Director at SPERI Devo-Manc, and its equivalents in the other regions of Northern England that will surely...

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It’s the political economy, stupid!

Labour desperately needs a new and compelling narrative about how it would build a different economy from the Conservatives – and time is already running out Professors Colin Hay & Tony Payne,...

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Sustainable Development Goals for all countries

Does this signal a paradigm shift in how we have to conceive of ‘development’? Gail Hurley, Policy Specialist on Development Finance, UNDP Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, New York 2015 is a...

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Rethinking Recovery V

Intergenerational and gender-based inequality: before and after the crisis   Guest post by Alex Nunn   The new Conservative government is persisting with billions of pounds of cuts despite rising...

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Land leasing vs property tax?

African governments, and their international advisors, need to join up their thinking more effectively when pursuing ‘big urban reform’ Tom Goodfellow, Associate Fellow, SPERI, & Lecturer in Urban...

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Transport investment and the North’s development dilemmas

The gap between rhetoric and reality with regard to transport investment in the North of England encapsulates all the problems of Northern economic development Tom Hunt, Policy Research Officer, SPERI...

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Brazil’s ‘neodevelopmentalism’: autopsy and adjustment

The problems the Brazilian economy now faces reveal that ‘hybrid’ development models are no panacea for sustained growth Giselle Datz, Associate Professor of Government & International Affairs,...

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Austerity rests on a thesis the government doesn’t believe in

Concentration of infrastructure investment in areas with high levels of business activity suggests the government is unconcerned by ‘crowding out’ Tom Hunt, Policy Research Officer, SPERI and Craig...

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The political economy of ‘good parenting’

‘Good parenting’ is grounded in a white middle-class ideal of what the family is and thus shifts responsibility for nurturing from society to individuals, mostly women Daniela Tepe-Belfrage, Faculty...

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The 2030 agenda and the SDGs – a course correction?

Much will depend on the capacity and determination of civil society to leverage the necessary political will   Guest post by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr   A rare sense of euphoria permeated the adoption of the...

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The flawed utopianism of the SDG process

Everything is premised on an unrealistic understanding of the structures and dynamics of the global political economy Graham Harrison, Associate Fellow of SPERI and Professor of Politics, University of...

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The SDGs on hunger and malnutrition

These new goals offer some important changes from the MDG era and provide ‘food for thought’ in the UK   Guest post by Ben Richardson   So near, yet so far. One of the headline targets of the...

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Post-election prospects in Canada

The Liberals have a chance to rectify their past economic mistakes by rebuilding the middle class Jacqueline Best, SPERI Honorary Research Fellow & Professor of Political Studies, University of...

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Back to a Trade Union Bill in the United Kingdom

The new majority Conservative government seems to be seeking to complete some of its unfinished business from the 1980s Jason Heyes, Associate Fellow of SPERI & Professor of Employment Relations,...

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‘Old’ leftism, made new?

An important part of the ‘Millennial’ appeal of Jeremy Corbyn in the UK and Bernie Sanders in the US lies in the economic insecurity of younger generations Stephanie L. Mudge, Honorary Research Fellow,...

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