Minouche Shafik

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Minouche Shafik, former Deputy Governor for Markets and Banking at the Bank of England, is the incoming Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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Restoring Trust in Expertise

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Mar 1, 2017 Minouche Shafik proposes several steps to revive public trust in those shaping consequential policy decisions.

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Europe’s Power Deficit

Feb 15, 2019 Janusz Reiter welcomes a debate about how the European Union should be organized to realize its sovereign ambitions.

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The Looming Taiwan Crisis

Feb 15, 2019 Richard N. Haass worries that both the US and China could be preparing to upend a status quo that is imperfect but manageable.

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What Next for Venezuela?

Feb 15, 2019 Anne O. Krueger surveys the country's bleak economic landscape and looks ahead to a long, arduous reconstruction period.

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Taking Vaccines the Last Mile

Feb 15, 2019 Radhika Batra knows firsthand the urgency of reviving progress in expanding global immunization coverage.

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The Road From Thatcherism

Feb 15, 2019 Paola Subacchi assesses the rise and fall of neoliberal policies in Britain, the United States, and worldwide.

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A Very Greek Brexit?

Feb 14, 2019 George Papaconstantinou argues that the near-Grexit in 2015 shows why the EU should maintain its red lines in negotiating with the UK.

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Science and Subterfuge in Economics

Feb 14, 2019 Jayati Ghosh shows how ideologically-driven research has had devastating policy consequences, especially for workers.

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What Will Succeed GDP?

Feb 14, 2019 Diane Coyle highlights three potential alternatives to the longstanding global measure of economic progress.

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