Economics and politics - comment and analysis

Argentina and the IMF: a foto that tells more than a thousand words

24. January 2025 I General

If there were any doubts about how closely the libertarian Argentine president is working with the no less libertarian International Monetary Fund (IMF), they have now been dispelled.
Kristalina Georgieva, who calls herself managing director of the IMF, posted X a picture and a short text that show better than a thousand words the kindred spirit of the two people depicted. …

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A book on overcoming neoclassical equilibrium economics

19. September 2024 I General

Last week, a book of mine was published – in German for now – in which my kind of economics (what I call relevant economics) is given a scientific basis. The title is: “Principles of Relevant Economics”. Eight most important statements (representing the 8 chapters of the book) are printed on the back of the book, …

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France and Germany – When Interests trump friendship

5. July 2024 I General

Is it pure coincidence or intentional: the EU Commission is announcing a so-called deficit procedure against France and other countries at precisely the time when France is being sent head over heels into a national election by its president, because his political camp has lost massively in the European elections and the nationalists have won massively. …

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