Tag: Thomas Piketty
There is an explosive device in the balance sheet of the European Central Bank
ECB President Christine Lagarde The euro crisis led to long-term lending by the ECB and a massive purchase of government bonds. (Photo: Reuters) Every year there is a fuss in…
The stoppable rise of the right-wing populists
Giorgia Meloni The Italian politician stands for the rise of the right. (Photo: imago images / Italy Photo Press) The post-fascist Fratelli d’Italia (‘Brothers of Italy’) party led by Giorgia…
A provocation for the regulatory debate
Former US President Donald Trump In his book, Thomas Piketty describes how strong inequality in the USA fueled the rise of Donald Trump. A redistribution program is not very popular…
Habeck looks again at the gas allocation
do you know the balloon policy? Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder once pursued them: he put some big plan to important media and in the end evaluated how it was received…