Reading Time: 3 minutes Cuts in staff are often followed by a reduction in service, followed by a loss of more customers. It’s a losing cycle
Tag: World economy
Chile is no longer a beacon of stability
Reading Time: 4 minutes Its downfall as Latin America’s freest economy will be next if socialist activists have their way and rewrite the constitution
The sky is always falling in Mark Carney’s world
Reading Time: 4 minutes Why should we believe a man who showed disdain for Brexit and who incorporates his wife’s political agenda into his work as a leading global economist?
Economic stagnation plagues Canada despite G7 rank
Reading Time: 3 minutes The notion that leading the G7 is evidence of strong economic performance or rapid growth in living standards is not simply off base, it’s dangerous
Coronavirus exposes China’s failure as a socio-economic player
Reading Time: 4 minutes With more economic clout comes more responsibility. And China is failing
Fight climate extremists before they upend society
Reading Time: 4 minutes Start learning the deep details of the science and economics instead of letting extremists dictate what you’re allowed to think or say
Persian Gulf region badly needs economic liberalization
Reading Time: 3 minutes When opportunities to engage in economic activity are open to all, not just the privileged classes, prosperity and opportunity abound
Is capitalism a cure for the climate crisis?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Life in an air-conditioned bunker, drinking vodka sodas and binge-watching Netflix may not be enough to stimulate the privileged climate-change survivors
Sport, at its best, can help change the world
Reading Time: 3 minutes Leaders must fully incorporate social, cultural and environmental considerations – not just economic ones – in their decision-making
Is neoliberalism sinful or our salvation?
Reading Time: 5 minutes It’s difficult to know for sure since academics and economists want to hide behind jargon rather than offering concrete analysis