Comment

John Maynard Keynes championed limits on the movement of capital in order to blunt the more damaging effects of globalization. The equivalent today would be to regulate the carry trade. A column by Harold James.

China’s structural shift from export-oriented heavy industrial production to increased production of consumer services will require more employment to create the same amount of value. A column By Martin Feldstein.

The framework agreement with Teheran has vindicated Europe’s approach to resolving the nuclear dispute. The West ought to maintain that approach. A column by Carl Bildt.

America’s reluctance – and that of France, Germany, and Italy – to give the emerging powers an appropriate voice in the established international financial institutions is counterproductive. A column by Jim O’Neill.

Businesses and governments need to think carefully about how to improve resource efficiency while fostering more inclusive economic growth. A column by Laura Tyson.

Can we beat the productivity paradox by harnessing the power of machines to support development in ways that benefit more than the bottom line? There is good reason to be optimistic. A column by Sami Mahroum.

The Great Depression and the Great Recession are related. The inadequate response to our current troubles can be traced to the triumph of the monetarist school of thought. A column by J. Bradford DeLong.

If the ECB succeeds in raising the inflation rate to 2% and prices remain unchanged in the south, this would offer these countries a way out of their competitiveness trap. A column by Hans-Werner Sinn.

Currency manipulation causes significant damage. The negotiations on the free-trade agreement Trans-Pacific Partnership may offer the best chance to fix this problem. A column by Simon Johnson.

It is too early to say that India will soon take its place as the world’s third largest economy. But, given that India’s investment climate seems to be improving, that moment might not be too far away. A column by Jim O’Neill.

Central banks and markets cannot achieve an orderly global rebalancing on their own. Governments need to pursue comprehensive policy responses. A column by Mohamed A. El-Erian.

The nuclear deal must mark the beginning of the international community’s efforts to engage Iran in addressing the Middle East’s toughest challenges. A column by Carl Bildt.