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  • Book review: “Slavery, Capitalism and the Industrial Revolution” by Maxine Berg and Pat Hudson (Part 2)

    Kristian Niemietz

    …continued from Part 1    Between the 17th and the 19th century, some people in Britain made a lot of money … Continue reading "Book review: “Slavery, Capitalism and the Industrial Revolution” by Maxine Berg and Pat Hudson (Part 2)"


  • Book review: “Slavery, Capitalism and the Industrial Revolution” by Maxine Berg and Pat Hudson (Part 1)

    Kristian Niemietz

    I try to judge a book not primarily by whether or not I agree with the authors’ main conclusions, but … Continue reading "Book review: “Slavery, Capitalism and the Industrial Revolution” by Maxine Berg and Pat Hudson (Part 1)"


  • Book review: “The Capitalist Manifesto: Why the Global Free Market Will Save the World” by Johan Norberg (Part 2)

    Kristian Niemietz

    …continued from Part 1   Chapter 4 addresses the old Marxist idea that wealth must be built on exploitation, but … Continue reading "Book review: “The Capitalist Manifesto: Why the Global Free Market Will Save the World” by Johan Norberg (Part 2)"


  • Book review: “The Capitalist Manifesto: Why the Global Free Market Will Save the World” by Johan Norberg (Part 1)

    Kristian Niemietz

    I first came across Johan Norberg almost exactly 20 years ago, when the German translation of his book In Defence of … Continue reading "Book review: “The Capitalist Manifesto: Why the Global Free Market Will Save the World” by Johan Norberg (Part 1)"


  • Classics revisited: “No Room! No Room!” by Alan Evans (1988)

    Kristian Niemietz

    I am not going to claim that Prof Alan Evans’s book No Room! No Room! The Costs of the British … Continue reading "Classics revisited: “No Room! No Room!” by Alan Evans (1988)"


  • YIMBYism: A Primer (Part 3)

    Kristian Niemietz

    …continued from Part 2   Quite often when a new subject comes along, people quickly pick sides, and sort themselves … Continue reading "YIMBYism: A Primer (Part 3)"


  • YIMBYism: A Primer (Part 2)

    Kristian Niemietz

    …continued from Part 1   I finished university before the “Great Awokening”, at a time when “Cancel Culture” and “No-Platforming” … Continue reading "YIMBYism: A Primer (Part 2)"


  • YIMBYism: A Primer (Part 1)

    Kristian Niemietz

    The other day, a BBC interviewer asked the Leader of the Opposition, Sir Keir Starmer, whether he was a “YIMBY” … Continue reading "YIMBYism: A Primer (Part 1)"


  • NHS Crisis: How can we improve Britain’s health service?

    Kristian Niemietz

    On 2 October, the IEA organised a panel discussion entitled “NHS Crisis: How can we improve Britain’s health service?”, as … Continue reading "NHS Crisis: How can we improve Britain’s health service?"


  • Classics revisited: “NIMBYism: The Disease And The Cure” by Richard Ehrman (1990)

    Kristian Niemietz

    I recently reviewed a book on this blog which I had first read a quarter-century earlier: Globalisierung by Helmut Schmidt, … Continue reading "Classics revisited: “NIMBYism: The Disease And The Cure” by Richard Ehrman (1990)"