Over two centuries, capitalist ethos has swung from profit-taking for the few, to a distribution of wealth to the many, and back again. Is the pendulum poised to swing once more?
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Many Americans seem to like seeing communist ideas in action, but have a visceral reaction to the word ‘communism.’ Might it be time to refresh an old ideology with a new set of terms?
Our ‘Tony Stark’ image of tech moguls is obscuring the talent and toil of ordinary workers, and inflating the egos of the bosses.
Although some social media users are able to monetize their social media “likes,” much of the pursuit of popularity amounts to nothing and instead turns us into pawns for political and commercial uses
A look at Hajj-going among British Muslims shows how modern transport and marketisation have led to huge changes.
The state plays a strategic role, but they are also driven by financial markets – not central plans.
There’s a good reason why Brexiters aren’t coming up with an alternative to Theresa May’s Chequers plan.
Central Asia is at the centre of two new initiatives by China and Russia that run against a longstanding economic vision of the US.
Ken Starkey defends the importance of business schools, while Martin Parker says ‘bring in the bulldozers’.
Technology has made many aspects of daily life much easier. So why do we still feel so overwhelmed?
An audio version of an in depth article about the 18th century Enlightenment thinkers who promoted the potato as a way to build a healthy and productive society.
In the age of rampant consumerism, there is nonetheless an odd nostalgia for socialist regimes and symbols. What does it mean?
A stint teaching university students in Lithuania leaves a longtime economics professor optimistic about the future of Eastern Europe as it continues its transition to a free-market economy.
A scholar of literary radicalism asks whether Marx’s writings are at all relevant to the world’s struggles with inequality today and why he’s no longer being relegated to the dustbin of history.
Thinking with Karl Marx on his 200th birthday means recognising the importance of thought.
The routine gathering and monetisation of vast amounts of personal data has been normalised.
Some say the gig economy is capitalism’s final victory, but maybe it’s not.
Work dominates many of our lives, often in ways that are detrimental to our health and well-being.
The recent March for Our Lives showed just how unsatisfied American youth are with their leaders. Recent polls suggest the economic system may be the next item on their agenda.
Slacktivism won’t cut it in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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Professor of Organization Studies, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Manager, University of the Witwatersrand
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Academic Director, School for International Training, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Organisation Studies, University of Bristol
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Professor of Organisational Studies, University of Sydney
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Professor of Practice, Nonprofit Organizations; Social & Environmental Enterprises, UMass Amherst
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Research Fellow, University of Manchester
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Adjunct professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Economics, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Director, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Comparative Political Science and Democracy Research at the Humboldt University Berlin; Associate of the Sydney Democracy Network, University of Sydney; Director of Research Unit Democracy: Structures, Performance, Challenges, WZB Berlin Social Science Center.
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Professor of Business and Sustainable Development, The University of Edinburgh
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Professor of Innovation & Knowledge Exchange, University of Oxford
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Research Professor, Hertfordshire Business School, University of Hertfordshire
