October 7, 2024

Andrei Rogobete: ‘The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies’ by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee

The Second Machine Age explores the profound implications of rapid technological advances, particularly in digital technologies, for society, the economy, and the labour market, considering the risks of technological unemployment but striking an optimistic note...

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September 27, 2019 Book Reviews

Brian Griffiths: “Prosperity: Better Business Makes The Greater Good” by Prof. Colin Mayer

In Prosperity, Colin Mayer presents an ambitious case for redefining the corporation to focus on social purpose, yet his proposals risk undermining the property rights and market discipline essential to long-term economic success...

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September 27, 2019 Book Reviews By Brian Griffiths

‘Prosperity’ by Colin Mayer

In Prosperity, Colin Mayer presents an ambitious case for redefining the corporation to focus on social purpose, yet his proposals risk undermining the property rights and market discipline essential to long-term economic success...

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February 16, 2026 Uncategorized

Welfare and the Common Good

Welfare and the Common Good Maurice Glasman First, it is always an honour to be invited by Lord Griffiths to anything and I always try to accept. He has been a true friend to me since I entered the House of Lords; that is a...

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February 11, 2026 Uncategorized

Benefit Companies – A Pathway to the Future

Chapter 3: Benefit Companies – A Pathway to the Future   The capital markets in the UK and many other countries are dominated by the doctrine of ‘shareholder primacy’. Under this concept, investors – including...

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February 11, 2026 Uncategorized

Creating an Economy of Inclusion

Chapter 1: Creating an Economy of Inclusion Introduction Christian religious leaders are not known for their sympathy towards a market economy. They frequently complain about injustices and inequalities that they argue are caused by markets...

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February 11, 2026 Uncategorized

The Paradox of Globalisation

Chapter 5 The Paradox of Globalisation Barbara Ridpath Introduction Globalisation has gone from praised to pilloried. Throughout most of the post-war era, international trade has been seen largely as a ‘good’. The advantage to both...

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February 11, 2026 Uncategorized

Re-imagining Capitalism for the 21st Century

Re-imagining Capitalism for the 21st Century Chris Pinney Introduction Few would disagree that capitalism is the most powerful economic system humanity has developed. Capitalist societies have experienced unprecedented economic and social progress, creating the highest...

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February 11, 2026 Uncategorized By Brian Griffiths

Instilling Values in Business

Instilling Values in Business Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach I am a great admirer of Alasdair MacIntyre. He is one of the world’s greatest living philosophers, invariably provocative and controversial but never without interest or depth...

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February 4, 2026 Blog By Philip Booth

AI and the Future of Higher Learning, Think Tanks and Universities

In his Nobel Prize lecture, Ronald Coase said: ‘a large part of what we think of as economic activity is designed to accomplish what high transaction costs would otherwise prevent’. Think of the retail sector, for...

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January 26, 2026 By Matthew Lynn

‘Goodbye Globalization’ by Elisabeth Braw

Matthew Lynn reviews a sharp, accessible and well-researched volume that argues that the globalization project that dominated from the fall of the Berlin Wall until roughly the mid-2010s is already dead and must be replaced...

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