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A Marxist Prophecy of Hyper-Industrialist China
China’s hyper-industrial growth risks Marx’s predicted crisis of overproduction and falling profits. To survive, China must reduce its reliance on the US market and dollar dominance. It needs to expan...
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The Future of Social Welfare Financing in an Aging Global Population
Author explores how aging populations worldwide threaten the sustainability of social welfare systems—urging bold, equitable reforms in pensions, healthcare, labor policy, and intergenerational solida...
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The Impact of Global Economic Trends on Fiscal Policy Coordination
Author argues that in today’s interconnected world, fiscal policy coordination is crucial to address challenges like inflation, climate change, debt, and digitalization—emphasizing multilateral framew...
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Budget Surpluses Are a Gift. Let’s Not Waste Them
Author argues that budget surpluses should be used to reduce public debt—building long-term resilience over short-term political gain—drawing on global examples and economic theory. By Ramil Abbasov. ...
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Why Smarter Capital Budgeting is the Key to Better Public Investment
Author warns that growing off-budget government spending undermines fiscal sustainability, urging transparency, expanded budget reporting, citizen engagement, and stronger oversight to prevent hidden ...
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Debt Servicing vs. Development Spending: A Trade-Off in Pakistan's Budget
Pakistan's challenge of balancing the debt servicing with development spending. By Pakeeza Bangash. (07/05/2024)
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Currency Dominance: Dollar is the economy
The US dollar and its impact on developing countries. By Tayyaba Rehan. (03/14/2024)
To Uphold Democracy, ECOWAS and African Union Must Condemn Electoral Malpractice
ECOWAS and the African Union should adopt a consistent and principled approach to uphold democratic norms in member states. By Adimula Oluwabukola. (09/29/2023)
The Inflation Reduction Act Should Be Just the Beginning
Without more direct intervention on the part of the public sector in combatting the climate crisis, what IRA will produce is a green capitalist industry with profit-making as the overriding concern...
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Let’s Have a Fast Cracking Glass Ceiling in Global Banking
Why The Jordanian Dinar being Pegged To The U.S Dollar Is A Smart Idea
Jordan faces increasing unemployment rates and diminished foreign investment. Pegging the Jordanian Dinar to the U.S. Dollar could help. By Sara Alghanmeh. (12/01/2020)
Why Does America Exclude Development Finance from its Foreign Aid Account?
Foreign aid does not count development finance funding - resulting in billions of dollars being missed. What are its global impacts? Here's a blueprint to correct it. By Mumukshu Patel. (04/16/20...
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Could the New Four Trillion Stimulus Plan Save China's Economy after the COVID-19 disaster?
Will China's new round of economic stimulus repeat the "Four Trillions" plan of 2008 and how much it will boost China‘s economy in its search to recover from the coronavirus cri...
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Brutal Legislation Means Economic Backlashes for Brunei
By Khalil K. Coleman, Alexis Walker, Myles Browne, and Anthony Burley. (07/03/2019)
Indonesia might be trapped in Chinese debt with the BRI
Indonesia, with its decreasing ability to pay foreign debts, might get trapped in Chinese debt with the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative. By Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Dendy In...
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Mega Economies of Tomorrow: Indonesia’s Way Up
Challenges and prospects for Indonesia's growth. By Dharendra Wardhana. (04/30/2019)
America’s opportunity to show solidarity (in action) with Sri Lanka
The Board of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) will review a proposed $480 million compact with Sri Lanka this week. Supporting it will show solidrity in the wake of the recent terrorist ...
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Japan - A Quiet Geo-Economic Giant
The state of Japan and prospects moving ahead. By Dr. Masahiro Matsumara. (04/06/2019)