Market fundamentalism is over, more or less, but what’s taken its place?
by Rashmee
Posted on January 25, 2022
Economist James K Galbraith recently argued that “the free-market, deregulate-and-privatize verities” of a previous generation …
Read MoreThe pandemic has pushed Amsterdam to bite into the ‘doughnut’ model
by Rashmee
Posted on June 14, 2020 / The Focus
Amsterdam’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been simply extraordinary. It’s decided to officially embrace …
Read MoreThe last Nobel for poverty alleviation was a peace prize won by Muhammad Yunus
by Rashmee
Posted on October 14, 2019
I don’t know a whole lot about economics but it seems to me significant that …
Read MoreWhy Merkel took a massive bet on migrants as force for growth
by Rashmee
Posted on January 7, 2019 / The Arab Weekly
Year-end holiday festivities practically obscured something quite remarkable in Germany just before Christmas. German Chancellor …
Read MoreIs China literally reinventing the theory & practice of macroeconomics?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 11, 2018
Did you know China hasn’t had a recession in 25 years? Me neither. Did you …
Read MoreIs economic patriotism a good idea? Sometimes, only sometimes
by Rashmee
Posted on March 21, 2018
Is economic patriotism a good idea? Sometimes, but not when there’s nothing but flag-waving and …
Read MoreHere’s a shocker: An economist who uses plain English and cooking metaphors
by Rashmee
Posted on July 19, 2016
Paul Romer, who will be the World Bank’s new chief economist, appears to be a …
Read MoreThe only 4 things that can be done about the Greeks, in plain English
by Rashmee
Posted on July 5, 2015
The only sensible suggestions on what’s desirable and what’s possible in the Greece crisis have …
Read MoreUnknown unknowns: Who gains if Greece defaults and exits euro?
by Rashmee
Posted on June 20, 2015
Who gains if Greece defaults on its liabilities and exits the eurozone? Athens, one might …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK