First published: The New Statesman, 07 August 2023
The idea of China “turning Japanese”,
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In the middle of 2023, China’s economy is misfiring. What its leaders can and cannot do about it will prove telling
China cannot allow jobless young to ‘lie flat’
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The Comeback of Industrial Policy: Adam Smith, Bidenomics and the global system
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De-dollarisation would upend the global economy
De-dollarisation rolls off the tongue easily enough, but its supporters and advocates do not really know that they are playing with fire.
Dollar :-)
De-dollarisation is all the rage, and probably reflects the uncertainty and pessimism arising from volatile economic and geopolitical times. But it is n’t happening as people say