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Should we take Corbynomics seriously?

Graham Watson

20th August 2015

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The Guardian carries a piece by the Keynesian economics Robert Skidelsky who, argues that some of Jeremy Corbyn's economic ideas have a degree of sense. The notion of a national sovereign wealth fund is interesting - Anthony Atkinson talks about it in "Inequality" - and other nations, notably Norway, have accumulated significant assets as a result. But is it really better to leave these funds with the government rather than the private sector?

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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