Rethinking Economics

Decisions about local communities need to be made by local communities.

That starts with effective local government.

Read the latest E4F blog on how strong financial capacity is key to that and how it can be improved: https://www.econ4future.org/articles/how-can-the-financial-capacity-of-municipalities-be-strengthened-again

The World Cup starts next week but it's a tournament built on inequality.

Here are the many issues with it.

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The energy crisis, brought on by the Iran war, shows why cutting our reliance on fossil fuels is essential for the climate and autonomy.

The latest in the E4F Anti-Fascist Debate series, reflects on this very issue in the context of Germany: https://www.econ4future.org/articles/green-transformation-and-external-shocks-the-geoeconomics-of-decarbonisation-in-the-german-export-model

So often the preventing climate breakdown is pitched against a healthy economy.

Of course, addressing the climate crisis challenges an economic system based on growth.

But even without that many of the arguments used are based on disproven myths.

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Governments have always adapted to meet the challenges of the world - today that is no different.

With multiple crises facing us - how can governments adapt to respond to them?

Read the latest in the E4F Anti-Fascist debate series: https://www.econ4future.org/articles/state-capacity-for-a-transforming-world-the-role-of-the-public-sector-capabilities-index

The world's largest survey on democracy is revealing.

The Democracy Perception Index is an annual survey that interviewed 94,000 on their perception of democracy.

Here are some take-aways.

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Because we can't keep the same economic system and expect different results.

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When we talk about the climate crisis we talk a lot about energy (naturally!) but rarely about housing.

But the success of the just transition also depends on housing being brought back into public hands, according to the latest post in the 'Anti-Fascist Debate Series': https://www.econ4future.org/articles/housing-socialisation-as-a-strategy-of-transformation