Economy
The ever present world-system perspective within the UN ECOFIN
As the Political Economy World-System theory suggests, the world has a stratification system. In the world economy, class positions result in an unequal resources...
A world where “nobody is left behind” remains a distant prospect
Talent, not capital, will be the key factor linking innovation, competitiveness and growth in the 21st century, and we must each understand better the...
Liberland or another Tax-haven on demand?
In the beginning of April, world got a brand new country: The Free Republic of Liberland. It occupies 7 square kilometers of no man`s...
Grexit: Leading to the Rebirth of EU and Driving the Path for a New Yalta
Alexander Drivas & Michalis Diakantonis After the Grexit, the Greek economic and political system is in great shock. The Greek economy faces tough hurdles...
Middle classes from emerging economies shaping travel and tourism industry
The rise of travel and tourism has shown significant resilience globally. Despite slow economic growth in advanced economies and geopolitical tensions in some regions,...
EU vs. Google: When Goliath Pretends to be David
The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into Google to ascertain whether or not the company’s operating system, applications, and services have breached...
Silk Road Fund debuts in Pakistan
China’s $40-billion Silk Road Fund for investment, part of the nation’s commitment to the Belt and Road initiative, announced its first project on April...
Is it time for the rise of local currencies?
It's an almost long forgotten historical fact that most trade was undertaken by local based currencies right upto the 20th Century. Australia had a...
Modern Mitteleuropa: differences and similarities in the Visegrad Group
The paper highlights the similarities and differences in the development paths of the four so called Visegrad countries (Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, leaving...
Germany’s sickly economy
“Be more like us” say German policymakers to their EU partners. But Philippe Legrain warns that appearances can be deceptive as Germany suffers from...