Despite massive Western economic sanctions against Russia, the chance that they will lead to President Vladimir Putin's ouster, or even to a drastic change in Russian policy toward Ukraine, is much lower than most people suppose. It is far more likely that punishing will neither stop the war nor secure the peace. LONDON – The … Continue reading Think Twice Before Sanctioning Russia Further
Author: Robert Skidelsky
Economist and member of the House of Lords
Ukraine: Refugees – House of Lords Questions
Lord Skidelsky: My Lords, in addition to the help that the Government are giving to Ukrainians to come to this country, will they consider offering humanitarian visas to those brave Russians—members of the clergy, members of civil society, academics, journalists and ordinary citizens—who face long prison sentences for exercising their democratic right to oppose this … Continue reading Ukraine: Refugees – House of Lords Questions
Letter: Just look at the map to see Moscow’s point of view
Martin Wolf is right to say that Vladimir Putin has ignited an indefensible war against Ukraine (Opinion, March 2). That it is worse than a crime is a folly highlighted by your report about Kharkiv, described as “another Stalingrad” (March 3). You do not call Ukrainians your brothers, then bomb them into submission. Whatever the … Continue reading Letter: Just look at the map to see Moscow’s point of view
The Dream of Machinery: Liberation versus Control
Lord Robert Skidelsky will be holding a lecture on The Dream of Machinery: Liberation versus Control at the IWM (Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen) in Vienna on Tuesday the 15th March.
“The Ukrainian Crisis:A brief history lesson”
Lord Robert Skidelsky will be lecturing on "The Ukrainian Crisis:A brief history lesson" on Thursday 10th March at Brighton College.
“Why Keynes?”
Lord Robert Skidelsky will be lecturing on “Why Keynes?” on Wednesday, June 15, 6 pm at Innsbruck University
Letter: Just look at the map to see Moscow’s point of view
Martin Wolf is right to say that Vladimir Putin has ignited an indefensible war against Ukraine (Opinion, March 2). That it is worse than a crime is a folly highlighted by your report about Kharkiv, described as “another Stalingrad” (March 3). You do not call Ukrainians your brothers, then bomb them into submission. Whatever the … Continue reading Letter: Just look at the map to see Moscow’s point of view
Economic Recovery in the Age of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is an invitation to what the economist Joseph Schumpeter called creative destruction: a chance to liquidate obsolete investments and to create something new, better, and, in the jargon, more ‘resilient’ and ‘sustainable’. Schumpeter understood that humankind does not progress in a balanced way, rather it lurches from one extreme to another, each … Continue reading Economic Recovery in the Age of COVID-19
Keynes: die erneute Rückkehr des Meisters
In der aktuellen Corona-Krise wiederholen sich die Muster früherer Krisen. Vor dem Hintergrund sinkender Produktion und steigender Arbeitslosigkeit versuchen Notenbanken und Staaten weltweit ihre Ökonomien vor einem größeren Absturz zu bewahren. Die Rezeptur für diese Stabilisierungspolitik basiert auf der Lehre des britischen Ökonomen John Maynard Keynes, die dieser vor dem Hintergrund der Großen Depression im … Continue reading Keynes: die erneute Rückkehr des Meisters
Joseph Schumpeter
The theorist of "creative destruction," one of the greatest economists of the 20th century, was no stranger to violent disruption in his personal life, as a new biography reveals Joseph Alois Schumpeter (1883-1950) was one of the greatest economists of the 20th century—commonly bracketed with such giants as Keynes, Hayek and Friedman. He is best … Continue reading Joseph Schumpeter
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