Is Ibn Khaldun the Forgotten Father of Economics?
Daniel Olah ECONOMICS Is Ibn Khaldun the Forgotten Father of Economics? Special Interview with the Economist Dániel Oláh 13th April 2021 Add Comment Economic history is a treasure trove of […]
Planet Money Summer School 3. Booms, Busts & Us
Planet Money Summer School 3: Booms, Busts & Us July 27, 2022 LISTEN· 32:47 32-Minute ListenAdd toPLAYLIST Download Embed Transcript SYLVIE DOUGLIS, BYLINE: This is PLANET MONEY from NPR. (SOUNDBITE OF […]
Why Europe’s fate matters to the Middle East and North Africa
AFSHIN MOLAVI July 27, 2022 Short Url The EU is facing a rough winter. Overdependence on Russia for its energy needs has left many countries across the continent vulnerable to […]
A scary future?
A scary future? Dr Niaz November 16, 2021 OUR progress in 75 years ranks poorly even regionally. How will it be in our next 25 years’ run-up to 100 years […]
Is Ibn Khaldun the Forgotten Father of Economics? Special Interview with the Economist Dániel Oláh
Daniel Olah ECONOMICS 13th April 2021Add Comment8 Min Read Economic history is a treasure trove of extraordinary theories, intellectual currents and imaginations. And yet, a large section of the history of […]
Interview with Dr. Farooq Mahmood: ‘There are inherent contradictions in current day capitalism’ Part I
Dr. Farooq Mahmood ECONOMICS 7th January 2021 Capitalism is sick and the disease is only getting worse. The coronavirus pandemic, unprecedented in its magnitude, is sending a fearsome warning to […]
LAUNCH OF NEW ECONOMICS SECTION: Rekindling the Flame of Morals in Economics
Ahmad Danyal Arif 29th December 2020 THE REVIEW OF RELIGIONS Message from Chief Editor: We are pleased to announce to readers the launch of a new ‘Economics’ section in The […]
Coronavirus means we are getting five years’ worth of structural change in about five months
Some changes, like the plight of the high street, can be anticipated, while others will be surprising, writes Hamish McRae @TheIndyBusiness 1 day ago To travel in one’s own quiet, […]
Unemployment in US and UK ‘may be worse than in Great Depression’
Coronavirus fuelling faster collapse than 1930s, warns ex-Bank of England rate-setter Unemployment in Britain and the US could surpass the levels reached during the 1930s Great Depression within months […]
Ibn Khaldun: Studies on His Contribution in Economy
by: Muhammad Hozien In the following section, we focus on Ibn Khaldun’s contribution to economic thought. We publish contributions by recognized scholars who endeavoured recently to give Ibn Khaldun long […]
How China’s Belt and Road Initiative became a huge geopolitical controversy
China says its infrastructure programme will spread trade and prosperity; critics warn its aim is to trap nations in debt. But for cash-strapped countries like Pakistan, there are few alternatives, […]
Imran Khan ropes in foreign experts to rebuild Pakistan’s economy
PTI/Islamabad Filed on September 3, 2018 (Reuters) Pakistan’s current account deficit stands at $18 billion. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has roped in some renowned foreign economists in the […]
Nationalism, immigration and economic success
Jul 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Jason Furman CAMBRIDGE — One of the central challenges facing the world’s advanced economies is slowing growth. Over the last decade, growth rates in […]
Madmen in authority
Jun 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Harold James PRINCETON — In The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money, John Maynard Keynes famously worried that, “Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back”. Yet, even without […]
Renewables, purchasing power By the numbers: cocoa, test tube babies and an old shoe
This content was published on March 31, 2018 (Keystone) Almost every article published by swissinfo.ch contains a percentage, an age, an amount of money or some other figure. Here’s a round-up […]
Lebanon signs offshore drilling deal with 3 oil firms despite dispute with Israel
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Lebanese President Michel Aoun, center, speaks during the signing ceremony with an international consortium to start exploratory offshore drilling for oil and gas in […]
Foreign policy for sale: Greece’s dangerous alliance with Israel
Feb 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud For a brief historical moment, Alexis Tsipras and his political party, Syriza, ignited hope that Greece could resurrect a long-dormant Leftist […]
Trump Has Created Dangers We Haven’t Even Imagined Yet
By Jonathan Chait@jonathanchait Trump. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images When the president tweeted out a boast claiming credit for the lack of commercial airplane fatalities in 2017, it seemed like a […]
These will be the 32 most powerful economies in the world by 2050
Will Martin, Business Insider Saturday 18 February 2017 By 2050, the world is likely to have changed drastically from what we know now, and the planet’s economic and financial landscape will be no exception. A report from professional services giant PwC looks at which economies around the world will be […]
These will be the 32 most powerful economies in the world by 2050
Will Martin, Business Insider 20 hours ago By 2050, the world is likely to have changed drastically from what we know now, and the planet’s economic and financial landscape will be no exception. A report from professional services giant PwC looks at which economies around the world will be the […]