Category Archives: Political Concepts

Where you can find me these days

Posted on June 13, 2019 by fmpdea

As expected, I have moved to fresher pastures. I have been the Economics Editor at sister publications NordSIP and Ekonamik since the beginning of January 2019 and want to invite you to check out our content. Both publications are focused … Continue reading →

Posted in A € for your Thoughts, Aides Memoire, Banking, Blog Maintenance, Brazil, China, Current Events, ECB, Economic Concepts, Euro-zone Update, European Integration, European Interdependences, European National Politics, Finance, History, Indicators, Inflation, Media Coverage, News Round up & Comment, Political Concepts, Risk Scenario Analysis, Sovereign debt Crisis, UK, USA, Visions of the Political Future of Europe, Week Ahead, Weekly Bond Yield developments in the Euro Area, World Affairs | Leave a comment

Challenges and the Future of Africa – What insights for Europe?

Posted on October 24, 2014 by fmpdea

On Wednesday, October 8th 2014, I was among the audience of the Wincott Lecture (hosted by the eponymous Foundation at Local Government House in London) given by Professor Sir Paul Collier, author of “The Bottom Billion – Why the poorest … Continue reading →

Posted in Economic Concepts, European Integration, European Interdependences, European National Politics, Political Concepts, Uncategorized, Visions of the Political Future of Europe | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Economic Growth and Military Expenditure: R&D, Consumption, Capture – What Future for Europe?

Posted on April 24, 2014 by fmpdea

Before anything else, I want to start by acknowledging the fact that the focus of this article represents a relatively narrow section of what is an enormously interesting, fertile and relevant field of economics with much to contribute to societal welfare and … Continue reading →

Posted in Economic Concepts, European History, European Integration, Political Concepts, Visions of the Political Future of Europe | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

How Income Inequality Leads to and Supports Political Capture

Posted on December 31, 2013 by fmpdea

As can be seen in posts pondering the past, present and or future nature of the Chinese, Brazilian or Ancient Roman political economy, capture is inevitably a recurring theme in my analyses. More specifically, I have recently found myself leaning … Continue reading →

Posted in Aides Memoire, Political Concepts, Risk Scenario Analysis | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic – Citizenship, Expansion, Income Inequality and Empire

Posted on November 11, 2013 by fmpdea

This post is not supposed to offer a formal and authoritative or complete account, description or thesis of the rise and fall of the Roman Republic. Instead, it rather quickly and incompletely summarises what small and insignificant information I gathered … Continue reading →

Posted in European History, History, Political Concepts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

The Logic of Collective Action

Posted on August 5, 2012 by fmpdea

I’ve been meaning to do this for a while, but only now found the time. The following is a model of interest group lobbying as taken from “A Theory of Groups and Organizations”, the first chapter of “The Logic of Collective … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Concepts | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments