Replacing rentier capitalism is one of the defining challenges of our age
By Christine Berry, Open Democracy
In today’s somewhat bleak political landscape, we need to get serious about building strong counterweights to the power of extractive rentier capital.
Yes, Neoliberalism is a Thing. Don’t Let Economists Tell you Otherwise
By Christine Berry, Open Democracy
Just as Thatcher asserted there was ‘no such thing as society’, it’s common to find economics commentators asserting that there is ‘no such thing as neoliberalism’ – that it’s simply a meaningless insult bandied about by the left, devoid of analytical content.
Five steps for a high well-being society
By Christine Berry, New Economics Foundation
It’s now eight years since David Cameron first declared that “it's time we focused not just on GDP, but on GWB - general well-being” and in that time the UK has become a global leader by measuring national well-being – but we have yet to make the leap from measurement to action.
Well-being is about more than lollipops and birdsong
By Christine Berry, New Economics Foundation
Putting well-being first instead of GDP doesn’t mean you don’t care about people’s living standards – on the contrary, a decent standard of living is a basic prerequisite for a flourishing life.
Well-being is more than a side-show to neoliberal economics
By Christine Berry, Open Democracy
The well-being evidence presents a fundamental challenge to the neoclassical concept of welfare – one which brings the rest of the edifice tumbling down with it.