Entries tagged "The Great Stagnation"

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An anarchist on stagnation

David Graeber, the anarchist, anthropologist, author, academic and architect (well, one of them) of Occupy Wall Street, has written an essay on a subject closer to the right than to the left: technological stagnation. Continue reading

Posted on June 14, 2012 12:09 PM

A few thoughts on Bell Labs

Bell Labs harkens back to an age that viewed the largest corporations as not only the vanguard of modernity, but the most rational, most innovative, organization in history. Continue reading

Posted on February 28, 2012 12:16 PM

On matters of optimism and pessimism

We're at a strange moment, trembling between optimism and pessimism. Much of this is economic; after a gloomy four years or so, there are signs that a more solid economic recovery may be in the works. But then there are gas prices. And Greece. And Iran. Continue reading

Posted on February 22, 2012 11:49 AM

Steve Jobs and stagnation theories

For all of Steve Jobs' efforts and talents, and all the products sold by Apple, there remains what Tyler Cowen calls 'The Great Stagnation' thesis that confronts us. Why are we in a funk? Continue reading

Posted on October 6, 2011 1:04 PM

John Judis and the financialization argument

In the August New Republic, John Judis has a longish piece that tries to get at the connection -- or lack of connection -- between the rise of Wall Street and the decline of American industry. Continue reading

Posted on July 22, 2011 3:51 PM

More on private versus public

The decline of IPOs is worrisome, but not for the reasons Felix Salmon talks about. It's a concern because a lack of IPOs will result in a shift toward a larger, more concentrated, less nimble corporate economy. Continue reading

Posted on March 28, 2011 11:15 AM

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