The rapid economic growth of East Asian economies after World War II led many to mistakenly believe that government industrial … Continue reading “East Asia’s economic development: state planning or freedom?”

It really could happen. Republican candidate Donald Trump might win the presidency of the United States on an overtly protectionist, anti-trade ticket. In … Continue reading “Post-Brexit Britain should adopt unilateral free trade”

Commenting on the news that Theresa May has announced all foreign takeover bids will be assessed to determine whether they … Continue reading “May’s economic nationalism a threat to prosperity”

This article is based on a presentation delivered at the Restructuring of the Global Economy (ROGE) conference, Oxford University. It is … Continue reading “Public opinion is turning against free trade and globalisation”

An article from the IMF’s magazine, entitled ‘Neoliberalism: Oversold?’, has been making the rounds on social media. This is not … Continue reading “The IMF gets it wrong on ‘neoliberalism’”

The climate of opinion around free trade has changed dramatically on both sides of the Atlantic in the last few … Continue reading “Iain Dale’s deplorable attempt to TTIP the balance on Brexit”

Commenting on the government’s announcement that they will take a stake of up to 25% in Tata Steel’s UK operations … Continue reading “State support of Tata Steel is gamble with taxpayers’ money”

Last year, Exeter became the latest city in Britain to introduce a local currency. Totnes, Bristol and Lewes had already … Continue reading “Don’t keep it local”

This article compares the impact of Mobile Money on Kenya, the largest economy in East Africa, with its impact on … Continue reading “Why Mobile Money transformed Kenya, but failed to take off in Nigeria”