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Category Archives: policy
Mismanagement or corruption? (Not the ) NHS Test and Trace
The UK government has spent £37,000,000,000, that’s 37 Billion Pounds, on what they call NHS Test and Trace. This is not provided by the National Health Service but by private companies under contract. It only covers England. Until April this … Continue reading
After peak capitalism: the livelihood challenge – revised version
Here is the revised version of my working paper, “After peak capitalism: the livelihood challenge“. I’m grateful to those who have offered encouragement and constructively critical comments. This new version, Has numerous improvements to the text and further references to … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, ecology, economics, policy
Tagged 21st Century malaise, Bolton, climate change, degrowth, ecology, economy, imperialism, limits to growth, Manchester, Marxism, peak capitalism, permaculture, the mess we're in
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After peak capitalism: the livelihood challenge.
Note: there is now a revised version. See this later post. This is my new working paper. It attempts to deal with the question of peak capitalism and ecological crisis on two levels – the post-industrial wastelands of the core … Continue reading
Policy as contestation
Every year the University of Manchester puts on a week of lectures, symposia and other events concerned with the relationship between research and policy: “Policy Week”. Generally there is plenty to interest. I was lucky enough to be asked to … Continue reading
Posted in Manchester, policy, politics
Tagged contestation, Manchester, policy, Policy Week, politics, social movements, social policy
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