Author: Ina Praetorius (WiC - Wirtschaft ist Care)
Producer: Hans Jörg Fehle
Realisator: Sergio Herencias, Andreas Tanner and others
Wirtschaft ist Care,
2018
Level: beginner
Perspectives:
Feminist Economics,
Solidarity Economy
Topic:
Criticism of Capitalism,
Economic History,
Inequality & Class,
Labour & Care,
Race & Gender,
Resources, Environment & Climate
Ce court-métrage interroge l’état actuel de l’économie avec des petits jeus d’esprit. Et il encourage la réflexion en retraçant la manière dont s’est imposée la conception contemporaine de l’économie.
Wie können Umweltverbände und Gewerkschaften eine neue zivilgesellschaftliche Allianz für Nachhaltigkeit schmieden? Mehr dazu in dem Dossier aus der Schreibwerkstatt Ecological Economics von der TU Berlin und Exploring Economics.
Eco-modernisation’s promise that technological fixes will provide us with the efficiency we need to decouple environmental burdens from economic growth suggests that business-as-usual can continue. Today’s guest Timothée Parrique is the best to explain why this is not happening and why relying solely on technological solutions is like betting on green zero in roulette.
After completing the module, participants should have knowledge and understanding about the theory of Critical Political Economy and its basic methods. They should be able to apply central concepts to analyse critical questions regarding the embeddedness of economic relations within broader social, political and ecological relations.
John Christensen from the Tax Justice Network addresses the Modern Monetary Theory idea that governments don't need tax revenues if they want to spend money. Doing so, he sums up the main points made by MMT proponents and their critics, and shows how MMT can be reconciled with another progressive economic narrative: "Modern Tax Theory". While MMT made valuable contributions to the policy debate on fiscal policy, it misrepresents the importance of taxation as a political matter and as a way to generate public revenues. This is where MMT steps in.
This article reviews insights of existing literature on global care chains. A specific focus is laid on the impact that the refugee crisis has on global care chains and in turn how the crisis impacts the de-skilling of the women in the migrant workforce.
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