Discussions about building a green future tend to focus on the need to improve the generation of energy from renewable sources. But that is just the first step. Better mechanisms for storing and releasing that energy are also critical. And, contrary to popular belief, it is the public sector that is leading the way toward […]
NEAR FUTURES ONLINE, the online companion of Zone Books’ Near Futures series, is a forum dedicated to the analysis of the challenges borne out of national governments’ and international institutions’ responses to some critical events nearfuturesonline.org
Firenze è la capitale del lusso ma la produzione di scarpe, borse, abiti avviene lungo una filiera non tracciata, dove si nascondono illegalità e sfruttamento del lavoro. La campagna della Filctem Cgil
La crisi economica, la sfida democratica, le migrazioni, la disoccupazione giovanile e il Trattato transatlantico. Un’analisi a tutto campo delle crisi che attraversano l’Unione
Non ci sono luci nell’orizzonte europeo. Recessione e conflitti affondano l’economia e rendono instabile la politica. L’«Europa tedesca» ha piegato la Francia, ma non può far funzionare l’Unione
Dal toyotismo al World class manifacturing, così è diventata centrale la competizione sul mercato mondiale quindi il risparmio. Una recensione del libro di Mario Sai, Vento dell’Est
A due anni dall’insediamento un contro bilancio dell’attività del governo Renzi. Tra le difficoltà sociali, la drammatica mancanza di lavoro e il degrado del sistema sanitario e scolastico
Trust in institutions is necessary for the well functioning of modern democracies and the maintenance of institutional arrangements but it is not equally distributed among populations. The article show that trust hasn’t declined equally across European countries, and the decline varies among individuals with different socioeconomic backgrounds www.opendemocracy.net
An interesting email conversation about the problems of EU level democracy between the German Green MEP Sven Giegold and Yanis Varoufakis who had just launched its “Democracy in Europe Movement 2025”. Social Europe reproduce the email conversation, which was also published by Sven Giegold on his website www.socialeurope.eu
Il est possible de réenchanter l’avenir, y compris en matière économique. Tel est le sens de cet appel. La gravité de la situation l’exige : nous tenons aujourd’hui à souligner ensemble en tant qu’économistes – par-delà nos sensibilités très diverses – que des alternatives crédibles existent pour sortir de l’impasse www.lemonde.fr