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Economy

World Economy
Are cryptocurrencies ground-breaking assets for capitalism?
Cryptocurrencies have been hailed as innovative and ground-breaking assets that can have a transformative effect on the world economy. In the second article in our series ‘busting economic myths’, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales) […]

World Economy
Volatility in world supply chains
The recent acute shortages of energy, goods, and labour in some sectors in the UK stem in large part from UK-specific capitalist failings. But the volatile world situation is part of the background to those […]

World Economy
‘Casino capitalism’ reaches new levels as inequality grows
Across the globe, at least 2.4 million people have now died from contracting Covid-19. Livelihoods have been wrecked and economies have crashed, with the world economy shrinking by over 4% and the UK suffering a […]