Nèdeem Elmahjoub's blog

The Empire Stopper

Recession on the horizon?

Scotland Yard reopen the case of the assassination of Naji al-Ali

Understanding the political economy of violence

Criminal and barbaric, but we have accepted it and we keep cheering How long would it take you to earn a star player's salary?

A review of Anne Applebaum's Red Famine

Amartya Sen "On the issue of liberalisation and the opening up of economies, Amartya has been rather mainstream. He hasn't raised very deep questions about the whole process and of globalisation in general. He's more of a mainstream economist than many people realise." More substantial criticisms revolve round his role in the current globalisation debate. Richard Jolly, while being an enormous admirer, says: "On the issue of liberalisation and the opening up of economies, Amartya has been rather mainstream. He hasn't raised very deep questions about the whole process and of globalisation in general. He's more of a mainstream economist than many people realise." Food for thought