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Economics, Long Read, UK

Slide or Bounce? – The Post-Pandemic Prospects for the UK

On the 31st of December 2019, the first report of Covid-19 was submitted by China to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Since then, the effects of the repeated loosening and tightening of preventative measures in the UK, including three national lockdowns, has seen unprecedented change in the UK’s economic performance. This comes on top of the disruptive influence of Brexit. There are twenty-one major economic … Continue reading Slide or Bounce? – The Post-Pandemic Prospects for the UK

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Economics

What are the implications of becoming a cashless society?

In a world where virtual transactions are becoming increasingly commonplace, there is ever increasing speculation that we are becoming a cashless society. The term cashless society has come to refer to an economy in which physical money is no longer used for transactions; instead, all payments and financial dealings are conducted electronically through, for example, bank cards and online accounts. Many economies across the world … Continue reading What are the implications of becoming a cashless society?

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Book Reviews, US

“The Entrepreneurial State” by Mariana Mazzucato

Marina Mazzucato’s The Entrepreneurial State aims to dispel the harmful myth that innovation is solely the result of entrepreneurial minds working in laissez-faire environments with backing from dynamic venture capitalists, and that the state is a lumbering impediment to revolutionary research and development. Mazzucato contends that this view, put forward by the USA and others, is far from the truth, and using an armoury of … Continue reading “The Entrepreneurial State” by Mariana Mazzucato

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