It is easy to see how almost all the European Union’s Member States, as well as other western advanced economies, are facing greater social inequalities, the spread of precarious/poorly-paid job conditions, greater tax burdens on households/SMEs, stagnation or slow economic growth together with high unemployment rates and cuts in core government functions. All these factors are leading to an impoverishment of the middle classes. From this picture arises, at least, one question: Is this situation a harsh consequence of a global economic crisis, or, on the contrary, the crisis is a response to a particular type of socio-economic paradigm—commonly known as “the system”? This article, divided in two parts, aims to answer that question: part 1, ...
In Europe, where the financial crisis was transformed into national debt crises in several countries...
In Europe, where the financial crisis was transformed into national debt crises in several countries...
With capitalist social relations emerging in a prior system of absolutist states in Europe, the outw...
This is the second and final part of Crony Capitalism and Neoliberal Paradigm, the first part was po...
Abstract. The world over, capitalism had encroach the economy of nations turning governments against...
This article examines the responses of national governments to the economic crisis that commenced in...
Initially, cronyism was considered to be specific to Asian countries. Further analyses recognized ch...
Since the 1970’s, both politically and theoretically, neoliberalism as an ideology has been on a per...
Several economies across the world, most notably in the Eurozone, continue to show only weak signs o...
The representative democracy has become weak and fragmented, and under control of international mark...
Cronyism and corruption are somewhat less common in democratic countries than in non-democratic ones...
Despite the economic crisis that hit full force in 2008 in the US and Europe, political leaders have...
Given the utterly painful short-run chock of COVID-19 as well as the looming long-run threat of clim...
This article examines the role played by varieties of capitalism in the euro crisis, considering the...
We are in a new phase of the global crisis: the struggle to distribute the costs of the crisis. This...
In Europe, where the financial crisis was transformed into national debt crises in several countries...
In Europe, where the financial crisis was transformed into national debt crises in several countries...
With capitalist social relations emerging in a prior system of absolutist states in Europe, the outw...
This is the second and final part of Crony Capitalism and Neoliberal Paradigm, the first part was po...
Abstract. The world over, capitalism had encroach the economy of nations turning governments against...
This article examines the responses of national governments to the economic crisis that commenced in...
Initially, cronyism was considered to be specific to Asian countries. Further analyses recognized ch...
Since the 1970’s, both politically and theoretically, neoliberalism as an ideology has been on a per...
Several economies across the world, most notably in the Eurozone, continue to show only weak signs o...
The representative democracy has become weak and fragmented, and under control of international mark...
Cronyism and corruption are somewhat less common in democratic countries than in non-democratic ones...
Despite the economic crisis that hit full force in 2008 in the US and Europe, political leaders have...
Given the utterly painful short-run chock of COVID-19 as well as the looming long-run threat of clim...
This article examines the role played by varieties of capitalism in the euro crisis, considering the...
We are in a new phase of the global crisis: the struggle to distribute the costs of the crisis. This...
In Europe, where the financial crisis was transformed into national debt crises in several countries...
In Europe, where the financial crisis was transformed into national debt crises in several countries...
With capitalist social relations emerging in a prior system of absolutist states in Europe, the outw...