New paper by Al Campbell – Updating Cuba's Economic Model: Socialism, Human Development, Markets and Capitalism
In light of the attention to Cuba following the death of Fidel Castro, here is a recent paper on Cuba by a member of the URPE
New Book by Omar Dahi & Firat Demir: South–South Trade and Finance in the Twenty-First Century
From Anthem Press: This book is a contribution to the international trade and economic development literature and is b
The Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University 2017 Leontief Prize
2017 Leontief Prize Winners: James Boyce and Joan Martinez-Alier Awardees to lecture on the theme: “Economics
New book by Utsa and Prabhat Patnaik: A Theory of Imperialism
From Columbia University Press: In A Theory of Imperialism, economists Utsa Patnaik and Prabhat Patnaik present a new
New Book by Eiman O. Zein-Elabdin: Economics, Culture and Development
From Routledge: This book examines the treatment of culture and development in the discipline of economics, thereby f
Green Jobs & Sustainable Finance
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Arthur Macewan: Do Trade Agreements Foreclose Progressive Policy?
By Arthur Macewan From the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), adopted in the early 1990s, to the Trans-Pacif
Capital, Accumulation, Production and Employment: A WEA Online Conference
Can We Bend the Arc of Global Capital Toward Justice? is an online conference sponsored by the World Economics Associat
Canada, Left-Nationalism, and Alternatives
Paul Kellogg interviewed by Robin Chang on Escape from the Staples Trap: A concrete understanding of contemporary Can
Ilene Grabel on Capital Controls
New paper published by PERI. From the abstract: The startling resuscitation of capital controls during the global cri
New CEPR Paper on IMF Voting "Reform"
By Mark Weisbrot and Jake Johnston, For more than 20 years there have been efforts to reform the IMF through changing its
YSI Workshop @ 2016 ECLAC Summer School on Latin American Economies
The YSI Latin America Working Group is hosting a workshop at the ECLAC/UN Summer School on Latin American economies. Th
New Book: Rethinking Economic Policy for Social Justice – The radical potential of human rights
From Routledge. By Radhika Balakrishnan, James Heintz, & Diane Elson The dominant approach to economic policy ha
URPE at the Easterns 2016 Conference Program
URPE at the Eastern Economics Association 2016 Conference Washington, D.C., Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Feb.
New book by John Smith: Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century
From Monthly Review Press: Winner of the first Paul A. Baran–Paul M. Sweezy Memorial Award for an original monograph co
Jayati Ghosh on Technology and the Future of Work
By Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics and Chairperson at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal N
The Global Studies Association of North America 15th Annual Conference
The Global Studies Association of North America 15th Annual Conference University of Texas, Austin: June 9 – 11