The Tories are extremely corrupt, in case there is any confusion about this point. If they were a developing country the World Bank would not lend them money.

Walthamstow.

It's been one of the safest Labour seats in the country - but more and more people ready to vote Green.

Whether it's our policies to nationalise our public services, our solidarity with workers or our consistent call for a ceasefire.

The future is Green.

Eye-opening chart, what explains such large difference in life expectancy between England and the US?

I love this. I once read (the FT?) that the 3 industries with the highest profit margins where perfume, bottled water, and academic publishing! We write the papers, edit the journals, review the papers (all for free!), and they make massive profits. Stuck in a bad equilibrium.

I will discuss the ongoing research of the Koç University Global China Research Lab at
Georgetown SFS on April 22.
Registration link: eventbrite.com/e/sino-turkish…
Kristen E. Looney

Had a great time in London this week at SOAS Development Leadership Dialogue

I co-delivered a lecture on “Critical Minerals for the Green Transition & Econ Diversification” and facilitated a discussion on “policy instruments…” as part of the “Industrial Policy in an Age of Eco Crisis” program 🌟 1/

Dale alegría, alegría a mi corazón... 🎶

Very interesting. This helps me understand my own discomfort with a lot of positionality statements.

I’ve also read similar critiques by indigenous scholars of land recognition statements.

“1st, we consider the extent to which publicly acknowledging privilege…”

Having identified insufficient domestic consumption, a result of the imbalance in income distribution btwn the corporates & households, as the key challenge to China's economy, Xu Gao charts three scenarios based on potential policies

w/Yuxuan Jia
eastisread.com/p/part-ii-of-x…

And that’s a wrap. Final panel of a great week of learning and sharing experiences of Industrial Policy for Economic Development in a time of Ecological Crisis.

Lea Ypi Past Present Future London Review of Books I remember, as an undergrad, encountering Chomsky's characterisation of Smith and Humboldt as 'libertarian socialists' and it has struck a chord ever since:

SOAS Development Studies ’s Althea-Maria Rivas joins panel composed of Bhakti Shringarpure Robtel Neajai Pailey & Carli Coetzee to reflect on how to decentre, dismantle & decolonise existing ways of researching & writing war, with focus on Africa
Alessandra Mezzadri SOAS Politics Centre of African Studies SOAS Department Of Anthropology

Some thoughts on the 'overcapacity' narrative:
1) From a strategic point of view, the “overcapacity” narrative is perceived in Beijing as another US attempt to hinder China’s effort to move up the value chain.
2) Beijing views the success of China’s EV and green technology…

#DSA2024 is a hybrid experience!
Join us on 26–28 June 2024 either online or in person at SOAS University of London University of London.

🐦 Early Bird registration is now open!

For more info and to register, visit our website ⤵️
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The incredible Pauline Peters has written a new blog for the J of Agrarian Change Marxist Methods Corner.

'Beyond the household' : on challenging the privileging of 'the household' in studies on agrarian change, & exploring wider relations of kinship/descent

aqs.org.uk/beyond-the-hou…

NEW: my column this week is about the coming vibe shift, from Boomers vs Millennials to huge wealth inequality *between* Millennials.

Current discourse centres on how the average Millennial is worse-off than the average Boomer was, but the richest millennials are loaded 💸🚀

China's prosperity are built on:

1️⃣Industrial foundation during Mao era, with Soviet help, which was the biggest organized industry transfer in history.

2️⃣Reform & opening up, building up the biggest foreign-exchange reserve.

Why India doesn't have any of these 2.
1/10🧵

Whatever metric you look at - from #trade to #debt - when it comes to #Africa - #China relations, #Angola is usually close to (if not at) the top. So what did Angola’s President get from his latest China visit? ⁦Ovigwe Eguegu⁩ in ⁦The Diplomat⁩ buff.ly/3x9izef

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Agradecimientos: Restaurante Lúa

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