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Erik W. Matson: ‘Adam Smith’s America: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism’ by Glory Liu - Centre for Enterprise Markets and Ethics | CEME How is it that an eighteenth-century Scottish moral philosopher came to be featured on neckties and cited by presidents and prime ministers?

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Book Review: 'Scarcity: A History from the Origins of Capitalism to the Climate Crisis' In Scarcity, Fredrik Albritton Jonsson and Carl Wennerlind set out a comparison of ideas about the use of natural resources and economic organisation, but the treatment of material is at times superfi...

Read Andrew Packman's review here:

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27.01.2025 09:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Book Review:

In 'Scarcity', Fredrik Albritton Jonsson and Carl Wennerlind set out a comparison of ideas about the use of natural resources and economic organisation, but the treatment of material is at times superficial and opportunities to engage with important contemporary debates are missed.

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Review: ‘Pax Economica: Left-Wing Visions of a Free Trade World’ by Marc-William Palen Pax Economica examines the history of the liberals, radicals, socialists, feminists, and Christians who advocated for free trade as the necessary accompaniment to anti-imperialism and peace.

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20.01.2025 16:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Review: “Winners and Losers” by Diana C. Mutz Diana Mutz has done a great service to those who favour free trade by clarifying the causes of opposition to it

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Andrei Rogobete: “Free Trade Under Fire” by Douglas A. Irwin Douglas Irwin outlines the principles, empirics and contemporary institutional framework of free trade.

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A selection of some recent book reviews on the topic of trade and trade policy.

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Urbanists often look to places like zoning-free Houston, the private places of St Louis, and privately-developed exurban communities like Irvine. There we see rules about land use emerge between residents and via developers.

I wrote about another example.

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Read the full report:

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21.11.2024 16:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The report stresses the educational task of better informing both NEDs about their role and the broader society (including the broader business world) about what is to be reasonably expected of NEDs.

21.11.2024 16:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Among other things the report considers: the historical development of NEDs, the tensions in what is demanded of NEDs, and potential reforms which could improve outcomes.

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The Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics is pleased to announce the publication of a report on the topic of non-executive directors written by Richard Turnbull.
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21.11.2024 16:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The non-executive director is essential to the proper functioning of corporate governance.
What are the reasonable expectations that society places on those that undertake this task and what are the appropriate legal responsibilities? 🧵

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