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Marie Antoinette rules in Colombia as the masses protest against inequality

Marie Antoinette rules in Colombia as the masses protest against inequality

By Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón and María Gabriela Palacio Since late November, Colombia has seen unprecedented mass protests, the longest since 1977. These protests illustrate the awakening of a muffled civil society. ...

Micky Mouse economics: how trade theory fails but policy still sells its fairytale benefits by Irene van Staveren

Micky Mouse economics: how trade theory fails but policy still sells its fairytale benefits by Irene van Staveren

Income inequality is rising globally. Trade has not delivered on its promises. Statistics and econometric analyses begin to show this failure in the global south as well as in the ...