William Davies
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English political economist and sociological theorist; professor of political economy at Goldsmiths, University of London; author of The Happiness Industry…
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7 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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The idea that Britain is stagnant because of over-government has become an elite post-Covid orthodoxy, not only among conservatives. (opens korrents.com)
“the idea that societies such as Britain have become economically stagnant due to over-government is as close to an elite post-Covid orthodoxy as exists, and not only amongst conservatives.”
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‘Chainsaw’ economics as tried by Truss, Musk and Milei did damage without achieving its goals. (opens korrents.com)
“Liz Truss, Elon Musk and Millei all pursued experiments in ‘chainsaw’ economics, doing diverse varieties of damage to lives and livelihoods, but without achieving their actual goals.”
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Supply-side reform is popular only until it comes for people’s own green fields or pensions. (opens korrents.com)
“everyone is in favour of supply-side reform until it comes for their local green-field space or pension.”
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The idea that Britain is stagnant because of over-government has become an elite post-Covid orthodoxy, not only among conservatives. (opens korrents.com)
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3 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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The Gift (opens rcmnd.app)
“And in some ways Debt picks up where The Gift leaves off.”
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The New Spirit of Capitalism (opens rcmnd.app)
“A lot of people have argued that The New Spirit of Capitalism is very far from a critique of capitalism.”
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Debt (opens rcmnd.app)
“This point links us to the work of Pierre Bourdieu and to David Graeber’s Debt, which I’ll come to in a minute.”
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The Gift (opens rcmnd.app)