The state and financialization: explaining recent European labor market policy
By Charles Umney, Ian Greer, Özlem Onaran, Graham Symon Why have neoliberal labor market policies survived the 2008 fi
Yanis Varoufakis: Is Capitalism Devouring Democracy?
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGeevtdp1WQ&w=640&h=360] Economist and fierce EU critic Ya
For a Radical Re-foundation of Europe
By Etienne Balibar, From the beginning of the modern era up till the mid-twentieth century, Europe imposed its dominat
New Book: Financial Underpinnings of Europe’s Financial Crisis – Liberalization, Integration, and Asymmetric State Power
By Nina Eichacker. From Edward Elgar: This book analyzes how financial liberalization affected the development of th
False Optimism from Brussels
By John Weeks, On September 13 in Strasbourg, the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker delivered
RRPE Volume 49, Issue 3: Crisis in the European Union (Open Access)
All articles in this special issue are available open access to the public until 11/25/2017. Introduction Crisis in th
New Book: Beyond Defeat and Austerity – Disrupting (the Critical Political Economy of) Neoliberal Europe
By David J Bailey, Mònica Clua-Losada, Nikolai Huke, Olatz Ribera-Almandoz. From Routledge: Much of the critical dis
New Book: Austerity vs Stimulus – The Political Future of Economic Recovery
Edited by Robert Skidelsky & Nicolò Fraccarol. From Palgrave: This timely book debates the economic and politica
New Book by Yanis Varoufakis: Adults In The Room – My Battle With Europe’s Deep Establishment
From Penguin: Varoufakis sparked one of the most spectacular and controversial battles in recent political history w
Understanding Brexit: A primer on the split that has now been set into motion
By John Weeks, In the United kingdom on June 23, 2016, 52% of those casting ballots voted in favor of ending the UK’s membe
John Weeks on Brexit & EU
On 24 April 2017, URPE member John Weeks, retired from SOAS University of London, gave testimony on the economic cost of
The French Economy, European Authorities, and the IMF: “Structural Reform” or Increasing Employment?
By Mark Weisbrot, Lara Merling, Alexander Main, and David Rosnick: This paper looks at two competing views among econo
Yanis Varoufakis: Grexit ‘never went away’
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Euroland: Will the Netherlands Be the Next Domino To Fall?
By Servaas Storm, a Dutch economist and author who works on macroeconomics, technological progress, income distribu
New Book by Dirk H. Ehnts: Modern Monetary Theory and European Macroeconomics
From Routledge: This book provides a new methodological approach to money and macroeconomics. Realizing that the abs
James K. Galbraith: From the Destruction of Greece to Democracy in Europe
by James K. Galbraith, In protesting the Treaty of Versailles ending World War I, John Maynard Keynes wrote: “The polic
Robin Hahnel on Brexit: Establishment Freak Out
By Robin Hahnel The “masters of the universe” are shocked and displeased. Increasing numbers of voters are registerin
Michael Hudson on How Western Military Interventions Shaped Brexit
From The Real News Network […] Well, almost all the Europeans know where the immigrants are coming from. And the o
David Ruccio: After Brexit
By David Ruccio It’s clear the British referendum on the European Union was a gross miscalculation on the part of David C
The Day We Entered the Eye of the Maelstrom: Thomas Palley on Brexit
By Thomas Palley In years to come, the Brexit referendum may come to be seen as the day we entered the eye of the maelstrom t