Economy | Page 3 of 5 | Standpoint Magazine

Adam Smith: The Morality of the Invisible Hand

The Wealth of Nations should not be seen as separate from Smith's moral philosophy — it itself is a profoundly moral text

June 26, 2012

Critique·Economy·Philosophy

Self-Appointed Messiahs of the Nanny State

A new breed of libertarian paternalists who claim to know what's best for us are nudging us down the road to serfdom

June 26, 2012

Economy·Features·Philosophy

Money Talks

Occupy protestors rightly identify the City’s failings, but, as Terry Smith points out, the market itself is not the enemy. I once proposed a short book, to be called How to Make Money

March 27, 2012

Counterpoints·Economy

Italian Insouciance

The over-generous Italian welfare state means that for all the belt-tightening, most people in the country still enjoy la dolce vita

December 20, 2011

Counterpoints·Economy·EU·Italy

Obstacle Source

Government financial obstacles often start as interventions. But they have a habit of making life more difficult for the Chancellor and his aides

September 27, 2011

Counterpoints·Economy·UK Politics

A Budget For Growth — But Not Yet Bold Enough

If Chancellor George Osborne wants economic recovery, he must stop the government stifling the “animal spirits” of entrepreneurs

March 28, 2011

Economy·Features·UK Politics

What is Money?

Is Quantitative Easing really a euphemism for printing money? And should we be more concerned about bank deposits or note issue when it comes to “money aggregate” causing a rise in inflation?

February 22, 2011

Counterpoints·Economy

Is China Really a Threat to us?

Dambisa Moyo, author of How the West was Lost, and Niall Ferguson, author of Civilization: The West and the Rest, discuss the Eastern challenge to Western prosperity with the Editor of Standpoint,

February 22, 2011

China·Developing World·Dialogue·Economy·Global Governance·The West·US Politics

The Old Lady Lifts Her Skirts

Book review of The Bank of England: 1950s to 1979 by Forrest Capie

February 21, 2011

Books·Economy·Literature

Five Myths and a Menace

Adam Smith’s invisible hand is lifting us out of recession, but globalisation can be snuffed out again by protectionism

December 16, 2010

Economy·Features

Thank God for the Glory of Gas

Britain takes for granted the benefits that natural gas has brought but they are miraculous

December 16, 2010

Economy·Energy·Features

In spite of his reputation, Glenn Beck is introducing huge audiences to high-brow political and economic ideas Television exposure can turn an unheard-of and undeserving book into a bestseller. But could even

August 24, 2010

Counterpoints·Economy·Philosophy·Politics

Economy- Page 3