The emerging breed of industrial policies, which emphasize production, fair wages, and localism, could serve as the basis for post-neoliberal economies. But to tackle the challenges of the twenty-first century and ensure a sustainable future, we need a policy framework that recognizes the value of human connection.
make the case for an economic strategy that prioritizes shared prosperity over competition.
The banking system we take for granted is unfixable. The good news is that we no longer need to rely on any private, rent-seeking, socially destabilizing network of banks, at least not the way we have so far.
shows why the current private system is unfixable – and why we don’t need to tolerate it anymore.
慕尼黑—《经济学人》(The Economist)最近报道说,德国的经常项目盈余太高了。这是对的。但德国的盈余为什么这样高?有人说德国出口量大是因为其制造的产品质量高,也有人认为德国进口太少,因为工资太低了。
还有人指出,根据定义,一国的经常项目盈余等于其资本出口。因此,德国存在储蓄大于投资的盈余,它需要的是减少储蓄,增加投资。
当然,德国的经常项目盈余也反映了其他国家的赤字,包括美国。美国占了世界经常项目赤字总额的三分之一左右。因此,有可能很快就会有人呼吁赤字国增加竞争力、降低工资、增加储蓄且减少投资。
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