COVID-19 and the Global Economy
A lecture and Q&A with Jayati Ghosh on the impact of COVID-19 on the global economy and the periphery in particular
Periphery
Matías Vernengo on MMT in the Periphery
Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is gaining traction among progressives as an option for paying for massive govern
Samir Amin: The Organic Intellectual
Taking as its point of departure this documentary, itself a feature of 50 books by Samir Amin, depicts the audacious str
Post-Crisis Capital Controls in the Periphery – Regaining Policy Space?
By Ilias Alami, I have made the case for thinking politically about capital controls. This is particularly impo
Global Commodity Chains and the New Imperialism
By Intan Suwandi, R. Jamil Jonna and John Bellamy Foster (originally posted at Monthly Review), Twenty-first-centur
Fadhel Kaboub on Monetary Sovereignty, Colonialism and Independence
Fadhel Kaboub on the meaning and importance of monetary sovereignty, MMT in relation to developing countries, Venezu
Call For Papers: How to conceptualise Financialisation in Developing and Emerging economies?
How to conceptualise Financialisation in Developing and Emerging economies? Manifestations, Drivers and Implicat
New Book: Extracting Profit – Imperialism, Neoliberalism and the New Scramble for Africa
by Lee Wengraf. From Haymarket Books: A piercing historical explanation of poverty and inequality in African societi
New Book: Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited – Anti-Globalization in the Era of Trump
By Joseph E. Stiglitz. From W.W. Norton: In this crucial expansion and update of his landmark bestseller, renowned eco
Xiao Jiang on Why Exports Alone Can’t Make Poor Countries Rich
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZGXG6ORuoQ&w=640&h=360] In a world composed of global valu
‘Africa Rising’ in Retreat – New Signs of Resistance
by Patrick Bond A few years ago, at the very moment that Africa’s GDP ceased its rapid 2002–11 increase, a profound myth t
New Book: Playing with Fire – Deepened Financial Integration and Changing Vulnerabilities of the Global South
By Yilmaz Akyüz. From Oxford University Press: Starting in the early 1990s many emerging and developing economies (ED
New Book: The World-System and Africa
By Immanuel Wallerstein. From Diasporic Africa Press: In The World-System and Africa, Immanuel Wallerstein examine
Call For Graduate Student Papers: Global Histories of Capital – New Perspectives on the Global South
The New York University Department of History and the Heilbroner Center for Capitalism Studies at the New School are in
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
New Book: Latin America after the Financial Crisis – Economic Ramifications from Heterodox Perspectives
From Palgrave: Juan E. Santarcángelo (Editor), Orlando Justo (Editor), Paul Cooney (Editor) The global crisis is con
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