Remembering John Weeks
Late last month, pioneering socialist economist John Weeks passed away. Ann Pettifor remembers her colleague and friend – and his contributions to left-wing politics.
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Ann Pettifor is Director of the think-tank Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME), and author and public speaker on economic issues. Her latest book is The Case for the Green New Deal (Verso, 2019).
Late last month, pioneering socialist economist John Weeks passed away. Ann Pettifor remembers her colleague and friend – and his contributions to left-wing politics.
Coronavirus will slow the engine of capitalist globalisation as nation states seek self-sufficiency. It’s a time to rethink our world economic model – and ask whether a more progressive alternative is possible.
A Green New Deal requires nothing less than bringing the globalised financial system under the authority of nation states, argues Ann Pettifor.