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Not TINA (There Is No Alternative) but TAPAS: THERE ARE PLENTY OF ALTERNATIVES
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Why The World Economy Needs Fiscal Policy To Overcome Stagnation

Why The World Economy Needs Fiscal Policy To Overcome Stagnation | real utopias | Scoop.it
Barry Eichengreen The world economy is visibly sinking, and the policymakers who are supposed to be its stewards are tying themselves in knots. Or so sugge
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Curbing Tax Avoidance, Tax Evasion And Tax Havens

Curbing Tax Avoidance, Tax Evasion And Tax Havens | real utopias | Scoop.it
The aggressive tax avoidance by multinational corporations (MNCs) where they are now paying virtually no tax was highlighted recently by the takeover of “Irish” company Allergan by Pfizer in a blatant tax-avoidance move. Such tax avoidance by these companies is facilitated by sovereign nations in their “tax wars” between each other, vying for foreign investment. They …
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Comment: Why LuxLeaks couldn't solve Europe's tax problem - Left Foot Forward

Comment: Why LuxLeaks couldn't solve Europe's tax problem - Left Foot Forward | real utopias | Scoop.it
As long as Jean-Claude Juncker is at the helm, corporate tax dodging looks likely to continue
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Nobel laureate economist, Joseph Stiglitz wants to set highly-expensive global price for carbon dioxid

Nobel laureate economist, Joseph Stiglitz wants to set highly-expensive global price for carbon dioxid | real utopias | Scoop.it
Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel laureate economist, is trying to persuade global warming negotiators that they're marching up a blind alley.
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US official says British government undermined progress on tax avoidance

US official says British government undermined progress on tax avoidance | real utopias | Scoop.it

Britain has been attacked by a senior US official for undermining progress on a global clampdown on tax avoidance by multinationals ahead of an international agreement to be published at the G20 talks in the autumn.

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When Piketty Argued for Income Redistribution, He Changed Economics - The Fiscal Times

When Piketty Argued for Income Redistribution, He Changed Economics - The Fiscal Times | real utopias | Scoop.it
Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century is beginning to receive
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Making Policy Public Participatory Bureaucracy in American Democracy | American government, politics and policy | Cambridge University Press

Making Policy Public Participatory Bureaucracy in American Democracy | American government, politics and policy | Cambridge University Press | real utopias | Scoop.it
Ippolito provides a historical account of US tax policy that emphasizes the relationship between taxes and budget components.
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Encore: Joseph E. Stiglitz Calls for Fair Taxes for All - BillMoyers.com

Encore: Joseph E. Stiglitz Calls for Fair Taxes for All - BillMoyers.com | real utopias | Scoop.it

A recent report by Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz for the Roosevelt Institute suggests that paying our fair share of taxes and cracking down on corporate tax dodgers could be a cure for inequality and a faltering economy.

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Economist, specialized in political economy and peer-to-peer dynamics; core member of the P2P Foundation