Capitalism
American Capitalism Must Reorient Toward the Long Term
David J. Teece and Aurelien Portuese argue that short-term thinking in American corporate governance, antitrust, and regulation is hampering American innovation and success even as other countries invest in their firms to dominate frontier markets.
The Political Economy of Populism in India
Louise Tillin explores the sources of populism in India, its recent developments, and what this means for the country’s 2024 general election, which begins April 19 and ends June 1.
To Build an Equitable Economy, We Must Understand Capitalism’s Racist Heritage
American capitalism was built on racial exploitation, from the enslavement of Black people to institutionalized discrimination and its structural impact on our nation’s economic...
The Year’s Top 5 Capitalisn’t Podcast Episodes
This year's top five most-downloaded episodes of Capitalisn't ranged from discussions of private equity and inflation to Capitalism itself. Download these episodes ahead of...
Capitalism Does Not Require a Tradeoff Between Planet and Profit
Critics of capitalism claim that the economic system incorrigibly encourages the exploitation of the planet and is thus incompatible with efforts to mitigate climate...
How Austerity Emerged after World War I to Preserve Capitalism
In this excerpt of a new book, The Capital Order, Clara Mattei traces the origins of austerity to the period just after World War...
How Does Party-State Capitalism In China Interact With Global Capitalism?
Excerpted from The China Questions 2: Critical Insights Into Us-China Relations, edited by Maria Adele Carrai, Jennifer Rudolph, and Michael Szonyi, published by Harvard...
Chart of the Week: Income Inequality Threatens Capitalism
A new survey of economists by the Initiative on Global Markets indicates that 67 percent agree or strongly agree that the rise in income...
Corporate Sovereigns and the Emergence of State Sovereignty: A Closer Look at the East India Company
A new data collection has made it possible to reveal the self-sovereignty of the English East India Trading Company that produced a company-state and...
Why Aligning Antitrust Policy With Sustainability is a Moral Imperative
The looming ecological disaster means that it is time for competition researchers, policymakers, lawyers, and economists to devise competition policies that focus on the...
