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Growth beats redistribution, dismissing voters is risky, a society can't easily absorb rapid change and people’s capacity to engage in informed, rational discussions is dwindling. A column by Michael J. Boskin.

For today’s saving-short, deficit-prone US economy, it will take far more than China-bashing to make America great again. A column by Stephen S. Roach.

Argentina’s experience holds lessons for other countries: Price stability is fragile, the inflation rate can rise rapidly, high rates of inflation have long-lasting adverse effects. A column by Martin Feldstein.

Some of the ideas that have animated England’s concept of a «northern powerhouse» could, adapted to the American «Rust Belt», enrich Trump’s economic plans considerably. A column by Jim O’Neill.

By pursuing a Congress-supported pivot toward a more comprehensive economic-policy stance, a Trump- administration’s policy could spur the private sector toinvest. A column by Mohamed A. El-Erian.

The Federal Reserve can begin the process of raising interest rates without any need for an offsetting fiscal boost to demand. A column by Martin Feldstein.

Given the fondness that Trump and so many of his appointees seem to have for Russian President Vladimir Putin, life may be about to imitate – if not exceed – art. A column by Nina L. Khrushcheva.

China’s new legal framework for protecting property rights holds a lot of promise. But its success will depend heavily on how it is implemented. A column by Shang-Jin Wei.

In emerging economies today, two billion people, – 45% of all adults – do not have a formal account at a bank. Mobile phones can give them access to banking services and credit. A column by Laura Tyson.

Given the role of technology in displacing workers, protectionism won’t bring back high-paying manufacturing jobs to America, and Trump has no plan B. A column by Simon Johnson.

Trumponomics fixates on country-specific sources of the trade deficit but misses the fundamental point that these are symptoms of America’s far deeper saving problem. A column by Stephen S. Roach.

If global growth collapses, US growth could suffer severely. Still, it is far more likely that after years of slow recovery, the US economy might at last be ready to move significantly faster. A column by Kenneth Rogoff.