Who controls the global economy in this COVID world?
By Nicolas Hérault Low interest rates and COVID-19 mean governments, not central banks, now control the world’s key economic levers. The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered a huge shock to the global economy just as we are witnessing a major shift in who calls the shots...
Pandora Papers: how do people avoid paying tax?
By George Turner The Pandora Papers show how the tax industry uses ‘special purpose vehicles’ to avoid stamp duty – despite repeated legislation to prevent this. The Pandora Papers shed light on a UK property market that operates under two parallel structures. The...
Why are global food prices higher today than for most of modern history?
By Alastair Smith Global food prices shot up nearly 33% in September 2021 compared with the same period the year before. That’s according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)‘s monthly Food Price Index, which also found that global prices have risen by...
The future of work and COVID – be wary of the Emperor’s new clothes?
By Sara Walton, Paula O’Kane & Diane Ruwhiu How will New Zealanders ‘work’ in 2040 and beyond? How do we make sense in the present day of the societal, economic and environmental pressures that will impact work in the future? As we approach the third decade...
What does a post-neoliberal future look like?
By James Meadway From taming Big Tech to competing with China, Western governments are abandoning free-market policies. Could it be that the free-market policies that have dominated policymaking for the past 40 years are finally on their way out? In the past six...
Will an international tax on tech giants be enough?
By Victoria Plekhanova Australia and New Zealand are signing up for an international tax on the tech giants — but will it be enough? Australia, New Zealand and many other countries are losing hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue each year by not adequately...
What is the dark side of tourism?
By Denise Montgomery We all know Covid-19 has had a major impact on tourism. Professor Andreas Neef says it’s a good time to have a rethink about the type of tourism the world needs. Professor Andreas Neef admits that sometimes he may depress his students. “But...
Regulating big tech: Are Facebook and Google too powerful? ▶
Facebook and Google, and other large technology companies, are some of the most powerful companies to ever exist. They touch every aspect of our lives, and decisions made by a few CEOs in Silicon Valley have a bigger impact on billions of people than their own...
Why does the EU want to tax non-green imports?
By Stefano Riela The Commission is expected to unveil its proposal in a few weeks’ time, but some exporting countries of carbon-intensive products have already expressed their disappointment at a new form of European protectionism. In hands off sovereignty, each...Subscribe by Email
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