Reading Time: 4 minutes We’ve allowed market forces to replace a host of political-economic goals and considerations, and we’re far worse for it
Tag: World economy
The tide of global freedom is receding, but there’s hope
Reading Time: 4 minutes Economic freedom liberates people from dependence on the powerful so they can build better lives without fear
Central banks’ overreach risks another recession
Reading Time: 4 minutes We need a decentralized, innovative and transparent banking system driven by free-market principals
Trans-Pacific trade deal carries huge potential for Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes The agreement gives Canada a bargaining chip in dealing with large players outside the pact, such as China and the U.S.
Government debt will worsen the next recession
Reading Time: 3 minutes Governments around the world will go into the next recession with fewer economic management tools at their disposal
Stephen Harper returns, and he has plenty to say
Reading Time: 3 minutes The former Conservative prime minister has advice for us on Trump, economics, immigration and more
Can we avoid another financial crisis?
Reading Time: 4 minutes We need to embrace intangible assets. And the lending world and investors need to free up funds to support intangible creators
Was the 2008 financial crisis exacerbated by official misjudgment?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Countries as disparate as Ireland, Iceland and Greece showed that misplaced financial exuberance has many pedigrees
Learning to adapt to the growing gig economy
Reading Time: 3 minutes The labour market is changing. creating opportunity and putting pressure on business and government to adapt
We need to start putting a value on intangible assets
Reading Time: 4 minutes The new economy relies on outputs like software, social media networks and apps. But very few of these new intangible value drivers fit into the existing accounting framework