Category Archives: Income disparity

The Gates Foundation’s Global Reach Expands, to Mixed Reviews

The Gates Foundation steps into the void left by the U.S., and brings with it limited accountability, conflicts of interest, and a history of failure in its stated mission.

How Global Value Chains, Much Hyped by Development Experts, Slowed Growth and Preserved Inequality in Middle Income Countries

Tackling a pro-multinational development canard which looks to have made the so-called middle income trap worse.

Broligarchs Demand Silicon Valley Bank 2.0: What Could Go Wrong?

It seems no idea is too stupid not to get a following. This one is to recreate Silicon Valley Bank, a standout failure.

The Dark Side of Ecotourism: When Green Travel Exploits People and the Planet

As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, ecotourism may be doing more harm than good.

The Economics of Undyed Hair Roots

Monitoring a recession indicator: hair salon visits, or more accurately, their reduction.

Yanis Varoufakis: The Economics of Europe’s Descent into Warmongering

The long path that has led Europe to see big defense spending will be a lifeline, hence the need to stoke war fever.

Climate Adaptation and Inequality: Lessons from Cape Town’s Drought

Cape Town’s drought illustrated that when climate crises become acute, the rich care for themselves irrespective of bigger effects.

“Is All Economic Growth Good?”

It can’t be said too often: what most economists call growth is too often what we here call groaf.