Inflation in the strongest recovery since 1945
Governments should ignore siren warnings that only hyperinflation can come from pandemic-induced investments. Inflation is rearing its head again … [Read more...]
An effective corporation-tax system for the EU
Tax wars have so far denied the EU the unanimity required to stop the race to the bottom on corporation tax. The European social contract is … [Read more...]
Ireland’s recovery: from bust to buoyancy … to Brexit?
If procyclical domestic policies inflated Ireland’s economic bubble, procyclical austerity demanded by the troika which bailed it out makes … [Read more...]
Ireland’s route from boom to bubble to bust
Ireland’s volatile economic path of recent decades has wider European policy implications. Part one: the ‘Celtic Tiger’ and its demise The … [Read more...]
The Collapse Of European Social Democracy, Part 2
In the first part of his analysis Paul Sweeney pointed to a variety of causes behind the decline of social democracy over the past 30 years or more. … [Read more...]
The Collapse Of European Social Democracy, Part 1
Introduction Social Democracy (SD) has been the most powerful political force in Europe since the Second World War. It turned the nation state into … [Read more...]
What Hope For Civilisation If Apple Pays No Tax?
Brussels has been accused of “bending the rules” in its pursuit of Apple for €13 billion in taxes it says should have been paid in Ireland. But in … [Read more...]
On Apple Tax, State Must Side With Its Citizens
It is widely agreed that globalisation has brought immense benefits. But it is also recognised that these benefits are not equally distributed. Last … [Read more...]
Curbing Tax Avoidance, Tax Evasion And Tax Havens
The aggressive tax avoidance by multinational corporations (MNCs) where they are now paying virtually no tax was highlighted recently by the takeover … [Read more...]
How Globalisation And Technology Drive Insecurity
People are insecure. Young people worry about getting a decent job, finding a secure home and having to pay off the vast debts run up in the decade of … [Read more...]
My Experience With The Troika In Ireland
The day the Troika came to town was a dark day for the Irish. Troika is a Russian word meaning a sled drawn by three horses or a dance. For the Irish … [Read more...]
