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John Bruton

John Bruton

Writing for PS since 2013
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John Bruton, Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland from 1994 to 1997, was the EU’s ambassador to the United States from 2004 to 2009.

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    Is Growth Passé?

    Joseph E. Stiglitz

    Some suggest that the Paris climate agreement’s target for limiting global warming can be achieved only by stopping economic expansion. But there is ample room to change the quality of growth and significantly reduce its environmental impact without condemning billions of people to lives of deprivation.

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    The Policy Debate Europe Needs

    Barry Eichengreen

    How can the eurozone get the fiscal stimulus it needs, and which European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is urging, in the face of the refusal by some countries, starting with Germany, to run budget deficits? There is a good answer, but it doesn't involve attempting to cicumvent the intent of the ECB's statute.

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