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Neo-liberalism and the EU: A German perspective

18/05/2009

The ZAUBER group in the University of Goettingen in Germany has been examining the future of labour relations and employment in Europe. One of the …

Do it, Explain it, Avoid it

Slí Eile 13/05/2009

Sli Eile: “Do it, Explain it and Avoid it” is the advice of Jens Henriksson. He also says that ‘A few powerpoint slides, a report and a good …

Charting progressive routes to recovery

11/05/2009

TASC hosted a seminar today at which Maria Rodrigues, special advisor to the Federation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), made a presentation …

Finland in 1991; Ireland in 2009

30/04/2009

A presentation on the experience of the Great Depression in Finland by Jaakko Kiander at today's ESRI conference is worth reading. It is very like …

Growing up about taxes

James Wickham 14/04/2009

James Wickham: Maybe it’s time to grow up about taxes. One feature of the Celtic Tiger years was the way in which Ireland’s role as a low tax …

Trichet's narrow notions of competitiveness

Paul Sweeney 27/02/2009

Paul Sweeney: Yesterday, I got to shake the hand of the 5th most powerful man in the world - reluctantly! Yesterday, JC Trichet, the President of the …

The Swedish experience - lessons to be learned?

Peter Connell 24/02/2009

Peter Connell: Last week David Begg, in outlining ICTU's 10 point pact in response to the current economic crisis, referred to the Swedish experience …

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