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Eamonn Fingleton's commentaries on the politics and economics of American decline

 
 
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Tag Archives: paul craig roberts

Evening in America

Sandcastle Empire Posted on October 30, 2010 by Eamonn FingletonDecember 1, 2010

I have been reading two new books on trade (this review was first published in the December 2010 issue of  the American Conservative). The Betrayal of American Prosperity: Free Market Delusions, America’s Decline, and How We Must Compete in the … Continue reading →

Posted in American decline, Book reviews, Global economy, History, Trade | Tagged american decline, herbert stein, north american free trade agreement, pat choate, paul craig roberts, prestowitz, ralph gomory, world trade organization

Finance is too important to be left to Wall Street’s self-interest

Sandcastle Empire Posted on October 20, 2008 by Eamonn FingletonNovember 19, 2010

Getting the American economy back on solid ground will require new financial regulations. Goldman Sachs alums aren’t the people for the job. [As published in the American Conservative on October 20, 2008.] As bewildered Americans survey the wreckage of their … Continue reading →

Posted in American decline, Global economy, Service economy | Tagged bail-out, bailout, blankfein, dean baker, donna edwards, eliot spitzer, fdic, glass-steagall, gretchen morgenson, john kay, john shadegg, marcy kaptur, neel kashkari, pat choate, paul craig roberts, paulson, peter defazio, predatory lending, tsinghua, wall street, william isaac, zero-accountability

Recent Posts

  • Free Trade Fiasco: The case against trade liberalization.
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Categories

  • American decline
  • Book reviews
  • China
  • Global economy
  • Great East Japan Earthquake
  • History
  • International Trade
  • Japan
  • Manufacturing
  • Press
  • Service economy
  • Sino-Japanese relations
  • Trade
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