Articles

Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.

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The paradoxes of fiscal austerity in Brazil

Mar 30, 2017

Brazil’s current economic scenario does not resemble the emerging economy that until recently fueled the optimism of analysts and investors.

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Experts on Trial: Introduction

Mar 3, 2017

Widespread criticism of elites and their ‘experts ’ raises questions about how economists should perceive their role, and what role societies should give them. We invited four scholars to start an online conversation by sharing their perspectives 

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Dismantling Public Education: Turning Ideology into Gold

Mar 1, 2017

Policies based on faith in the “market” as a principle of social organization have wrought havoc with a founding principle of American democracy