Ideas for a fair, sustainable and resilient economy

Over the last decade the world has experienced a series of profound economic problems - from the financial crash to the climate crisis, from rising inequality to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Economics is changing to try and solve these problems.
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Why private finance alone can’t restore nature

The challenges and controversies around funding solutions to the nature crisis with private capital, and proposals for alternatives.

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Straight out of Davos

This edition of the New Economy Brief examines what Davos is, what’s on the agenda, the political backdrop and what civil society says needs to change.

Laying a foundation to reduce child poverty

Exploring the UK government's approach to tackling child and wider poverty.

COP out or progress?

Unpacking what happened at COP30 and what it means for progress on climate change.

Echoes of ‘08: The boom (and bust?) of private credit

Are the hard-won protections introduced after the 2008 financial crash keeping us safe? Or are recent bankruptcies of US car companies the early signs of something much more worrying?

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