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Spreading the Washington Consensus into Food and Agriculture Sectors: The Case of the International Monetary Fund
Working Paper, September 2018 | Adel Daoud, Bernhard Reinsberg, Alexander Kentikelenis, Thomas Stubbs, Lawrence King
Commentary
The Economy Under Trump: Business Optimism Combined with Inequality
The Real News Network
Interview, September 2018 | Gerald Epstein
The Economy Under Trump: Business Optimism Combined with Inequality
In The Real News Network interview, PERI's Gerald Epstein discusses the Trump administration's latest claims about the economy.
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State and Capitalist Class in China's Economic Transition: From Great Compromise to Strained Alliance
Working Paper, September 2018 | Isabela Nogueira, Hao Qi
Commentary
Rapid GDP Growth: Does Trump Deserve the Credit?
The Real News Network
Interview, August 2018 | Gerald Epstein
Rapid GDP Growth: Does Trump Deserve the Credit?
In The Real News Network interview, PERI's Gerald Epstein discusses the current economic growth and the real effect of the Trump tax cuts.
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Commentary
Is There Another Financial Crisis in the Works?
The Real News Network
Interview, July 2018 | Gerald Epstein
Is There Another Financial Crisis in the Works?
In The Real News Network interview, PERI's Gerald Epstein argues that the deregulatory environment in the U.S. financial sector lends itself to another financial crisis--similar to the one we saw in 2007-08.
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Commentary
Africa Is a Creditor to the World
In The Real News Network interview, PERI's Léonce Ndikumana discusses the unfair trade conditions that lead to capital flight from Africa.
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Commentary
Intersectionality: Strength Through Joint Struggles
The Real News Network
Interview, July 2018 | Katherine Moos
Intersectionality: Strength Through Joint Struggles
In The Real News Network interview, PERI's Katherine Moos discusses the compatability of intersectionality theory with social reproduction theory and Marxist political economy.
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Research
Globalization Checkmated? Political and Geopolitical Contradictions Coming Home to Roost
Working Paper, July 2018 | Thomas Palley
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