Developing Economics

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NEW POST: @farwasial reflects on the possibilities of a people-centered anti-imperialist green and just transition in the context of the US exit from the UNFCCC, the new global arms race, and the so-called Board of Peace. developingeconomics.org/2026/03/02/an-…

Digital Lords or Capitalist Titans? Critiquing the Techno-Feudalism Narrative - @CriticalDev developingeconomics.org/2025/05/05/dig…

NEW POST: @farwasial and Fadiah Nadwa Fikri analyse the ASEAN Summit 2025: Imperialism, Monetary Subservience, and Racial/Class Divisions developingeconomics.org/2026/01/23/ase…

“At this historical juncture, the celebration of the Nobel Prize in economics, which legitimises the apologists of capitalism & silences its critics, puts even Nero to shame.” The Nobel Illusion - @CriticalDev developingeconomics.org/2024/10/22/the…

USAID is being dismantled, what comes next? An Interview with Liz Grossman Kitoyi developingeconomics.org/2025/12/01/usa… via @CriticalDev

“The competitive drive for AI supremacy is not just about technological innovation but about control over ideologies, global narratives, economic power, & geopolitical influence.” The white saviour industrial complex & global AI governance - @CriticalDev developingeconomics.org/2024/10/16/the…

The Data War Comes Home by @joshuapell1 developingeconomics.org/2025/10/15/the… via @CriticalDev

The Data War Comes Home developingeconomics.org/2025/10/15/the… via @CriticalDev

My post on @CriticalDev , discussing data manipulation under Trump and in development economics historically.

The state in Africa is a colonial state - @CriticalDev developingeconomics.org/2024/08/27/the…

NEW POST: Sergio Martin Páez on Lula and the limits of confronting finance in a Brazilian context. developingeconomics.org/2025/10/07/lul…

Check out our summary post in @CriticalDev on our recently published paper 'The General Relativity of Fiscal Space'. What determines fiscal space, what implications does it have for development and what can aspiring developers learn from countries that 'get it right' ? ⬇️

Lula da Silva and Brazilian financialization: Learning from Dilma and the Limits of Confronting Finance developingeconomics.org/2025/10/07/lul… via @CriticalDev

The Fiscal Black Holes of Mainstream Economics “The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.” ― Joan Robinson developingeconomics.org/2025/09/29/the… via @CriticalDev

NEW POST: @JacobAssa & @Marc_Morgan_ expose what they call the "fiscal black holes" of mainstream Econ. They argue fiscal space is not an absolute sum of taxes+borrowing, but rather depends on macro conditions, monetary sovereignty & productive capacity. developingeconomics.org/2025/09/29/the…

NEW POST: @cacrisalves reflects on the political, academic and personal legacy of Jorge Lobo Miglioli, the radical Brazilian economist who passed away last month. developingeconomics.org/2025/09/24/jor…

Jorge Lobo Miglioli (1935-2025): Marx, Kalecki and the desenvolvimentistas dream in Brazil developingeconomics.org/2025/09/24/jor… a través de @CriticalDev

“This ‘civilising mission’ of international law has been used to incorporate developing countries into the international economic order despite unequal terms, often under the guise of economic development & poverty reduction.” - @CriticalDev developingeconomics.org/2024/08/20/wha…