Since his election, Pope Francis has made a number of controversial statements about market economies, globalisation and inequality which have … Continue reading “The Future of Catholic social teaching – Edward Hadas”

Since his election, Pope Francis has made a number of controversial statements about market economies, globalisation and inequality which have … Continue reading “The Future of Catholic social teaching – Phillip Blond”

The protest placard he held up during Baroness Thatcher’s funeral procession made Dave Winslow a minor celebrity for a day. … Continue reading “Poor people in rich countries – a new approach to measurement and policy”

When I began working on poverty issues, I had the naïve idea that a child poverty activist was somebody who … Continue reading “What is the ‘poverty industry’?”

The economic historian Professor Sheilagh Ogilvie is an intellectual heroine of modern classical liberalism. Her work on the operation of … Continue reading “Sheilagh Ogilvie: Classical Liberal Heroine”

My last blog post dealt with the issue of ‘living wages for migrants’ in response to points that the Bishop … Continue reading “The Bishop of Brentwood part two”

Ronald Coase is one of my favourite living economists (he is now 100 years old). His work on the significance … Continue reading “Ronald Coase: On the Market for Goods and the Market for Ideas”

Opponents of a market economy often decry the operation of what they perceive to be selfishness in the market as … Continue reading “A free economy, virtue and externalities”

Opponents of a market economy often decry the operation of what they perceive to be selfishness in the market as … Continue reading “A free economy, virtue and externalities”