the politics of political economists

.… Surveys like Charles Booth's Life and Labor of the People in London revealed conditions which shocked public opinion in the late eighties and nineties. ... Ford Hinrichs, head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, on the latter's request for increased appropriations. ..

globalization — crooked timber

Adam Dean (2018) Arresting the Opposition: Labor Repression and Trade Liberalization in Developing Countries (unpublished paper). . ... Global Production and the Firm-Level Diffusion of Labor Standards,” American Journal of Political Science (62)3:712-728. .   . ..

democracy and community

Never mind the societal reckoning full employment policies would bring, with its higher wages, increases power, etc There would be new Our economy would have trouble finding enough labor to get things done. ..

adani’s potemkin village – john quiggin

On the other side, Labor governments would like Adani to go away, and do not want to be blamed for the loss of jobs, or to be sued under ISDS. ... Just moved from place to place along Dnieper to Catherine the Great impression of bustling activity, there's every chance that this arrangement is..

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