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Martin Wolf is chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, London. He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 2000 “for services to financial journalism”.
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The global economy may be shifting as it did four decades ago
Martin Wolf selects his must-read titles for the second half of 2020
The UK prime minister will be remembered for ‘getting Brexit done’ and his mismanagement of Covid
The challenge for Joe Biden is to convince most US citizens he serves their interests
Action is both essential and affordable — but it demands international leaders’ co-operation
Much remains uncertain for business, the economy, domestic politics and international relations
A Trump victory would shatter it, but defeat may only defer that tragic withdrawal
Governments need to focus on the cost of inaction, not the cost of supporting economies
An extraordinary talent who made the case for India’s transformative economic liberalisation
The FT's chief economics commentator looks at the political implications of the global pandemic
Martin Wolf reviews two important new books on Trump, strongmen leaders and the most disturbing political development of our times
Huge fiscal challenges await the UK due to rising public debt
If we wish to avoid a political breakdown we should not seek to suppress markets, but instead temper their gales
An administration that cannot govern makes a stark contrast with China
Covid-19 could transform western societies. But without a stable middle class, the state risks succumbing to plutocracy.
Martin Wolf on how Covid-19 could transform western societies
Rishi Sunak should not succumb to premature fiscal retrenchment
Leaders should now be asking how we create the strongest feasible recovery
Protectionism in a crisis only concentrates risk domestically and diminishes economies of scale
Martin Wolf selects his best mid-year reads
A new book looks at why global conflicts owe more to divisions within countries than between them
Scale of the forecast economic decline reflects the failure to manage the pandemic effectively
The society that will emerge will probably be even less co-operative and effective
The permanence of the losses caused by the pandemic depends on the size of the scars
The UK entered the lockdown too late and is now leaving too early
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