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Most importantly, though, I want them to think of fascism as an intellectual and cultural, rather than a purely political or socio-economic, phenomenon – to look beyond the unemployment figures of

A central challenge is the invisibility of nature in the way global economic systems assign value. ... The second recommendation counsels that existing economic measures of success, such as GDP, must be fundamentally rethought.

Indeed, for Martin Daunton, Emeritus Professor of Economic History, taxation goes to the heart of fundamental questions. ... It causes fewer economic distortions and raises more money with less damage to the economy.

Coyle has long advocated replacing or supplementing GDP, currently our main measure of economic success. ... Diane Coyle’s latest book, Markets, State and People – Economics for Public Policy, examines how societies reach decisions about the use and

They then combined the algorithm with the result from a standard memory test, that provided a ‘score’ to predict the likelihood of a person having Alzheimer’s. ... In brief. Janeway Institute. The new Weslie and William Janeway Institute for

In a world where many feel that the economic and political odds are stacked against them, a new groundbreaking institute has been launched in Cambridge with the aim of finding solutions ... We live in an age of unprecedented disruption. More and more

Dr Victoria Bateman. Director of Studies in Economics, Caius. Trade is no longer a specialist issue: these days, we’re all talking about negotiation and tariffs. ... Trade Talk is hosted by journalist Soumaya Keynes (The Economist) and Chad Bown

Fast forward 35 years and Vira’s work reaches across disciplinary boundaries: economics, geography, public policy, conservation and international development. ... The question in my mind was whether the discipline I was specialising in, economics,

Dasgupta Review. A new report on the economics of biodiversity could help set the agenda for the UK Government’s 25-year environment plan. ... Produced by Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta, the report describes nature as “our most precious asset” and

During the 1980s, with economic upset in developing countries, the World Bank brought in structural adjustment, moving housing policy towards a neoliberal, capitalist system based on market price and competition. ... We need to align planning, economic