Awakening to a new economics
Our monthly series of Joy in Enough talks has restarted, and John Daniels leads us off with a talk on Money: where it comes from, where it’s going, and why … Continue reading Talk: John Daniels on money and where it’s going
Green Christian’s 2022 conference took place on the 7th and 8th of October in Birmingham, on the theme Build Back Greener. Speakers included green economist Molly Scott Cato, who spoke … Continue reading Talk: Molly Scott Cato at the 2022 conference
This week at the Conservative party conference, Prime Minister Liz Truss declared that she had “three priorities for our economy: growth, growth and growth”. Then she turned to a familiar … Continue reading On baking a bigger pie
Peter Grimwood describes how Christian values and truths contrast with the values of contemporary economics, and how the church has influenced economic thinking in the past. Years ago now while … Continue reading How Christianity challenges economics
IF WE were to do a free-association game, and I were to say the word “economics”, I wonder what would come to mind for you. I suspect that, for many people, … Continue reading Economics is too important to leave to the economists
In the 1950s, Italian economist Franco Modigliano suggested that people live their economic lives in three acts, moving from dependency to maturity to retirement. Putting aside childhood and youth, which … Continue reading Economics for grown-ups
Cat Jenkins asks why, as Christians, we should have a view on tax justice; what the Bible tells us about such things; and what we can pray for, talk about … Continue reading Talk: Why should tax justice matter to Christians
John Daniels explains the rise of asset managers such as BlackRock, and their impact on financial markets and the debt of developing countries. Zambia, central Africa: home to a rapidly … Continue reading Confronting the power of the asset managers
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