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<![CDATA[Economic Affairs: Economic Affairs Journal]]>https://economicaffairs.co.uk/s/economic-affairs-journalhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JaU8!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0335b070-2ce9-4382-9faa-83be9a128c45_1280x1280.pngEconomic Affairs: Economic Affairs Journalhttps://economicaffairs.co.uk/s/economic-affairs-journalSubstackSun, 16 Aug 2026 15:47:23 GMT<![CDATA[Economic Affairs (46.2)]]>https://economicaffairs.co.uk/p/economic-affairs-462https://economicaffairs.co.uk/p/economic-affairs-462Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:35:57 GMTThis edition of Economic Affairs is available here.

EDITORIAL

Introduction by J R Shackleton

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Attitudes towards the market economy and capitalism in Ukraine, Poland and Russia, by Rainer Zitelmann

Industrial policy under supply constraints: Evidence from Japan’s strategic investment sectors, by Hideki Nishigaki

Marx and the paradox of liberation, by Pablo Paniagua

Economic integration and public perceptions: Evidence from the African Continental Free Trade Area, by Josh Matti

Is Aid for Trade related to trade inclusivity in African countries?, by Sèna Kimm Gnangnon

Ephemeral capital: How memepreneurs profit from memes, by Kris Kaleta

Licensing requirements and health inspection outcomes in nail salons and barbershops, by Matthew P West

The shadow economy in Vietnam: Estimates using the MIMIC approach, by Dat Van Luong, Tien Van Nguyen, Ha Nguyen Ngoc To

DISCUSSION

The Bank of England reaction to COVID-19 and after: A personal view , by Jonathan Haskel

Responsible politics means resource constraints, transparency and the separation of money from political power, by Volodymyr Vysochansky

Adam Smith and market urbanism, by Eugenio Gerardo Garza Garza

REVIEW ARTICLE

A critical look at green energy policies, by Lawrence Haar

BOOK REVIEW

Queering economics: Reimagining the dismal science By Michael E Martell and Leanne Roncolato. University of California Press. 2026. 296 pp. £24.00 (hbk). ISBN: 978-0520413290. £24.00 (ebk). ISBN: 978-0520413313, by Valentin Boboc

Our dollar, your problem: An insider’s view of seven turbulent decades of global finance and the road ahead By Kenneth Rogoff. Yale University Press. 2025. pp. 365. £25.00 (hbk). ISBN: 978-0300275315. £19.00 (Kindle ed.). ISBN: 978-0300283716, by Geoffrey Wood

Chains of command: The rise and cruel reign of the franchise economy By Brian Callaci. University of Chicago Press. 2026. 264 pp. £20.00 (hbk). ISBN: 978-0226828701. £18.95 (Kindle ed.) ISBN: 978-0226848426, by Christopher Snowdon

The Great Realignment: Why the New Right is here to stay By Stephen Davies. Polity Books. 2026. 224 pp. £25.00 (hbk). ISBN: 978-1509567461. £17.99 (ebk). ISBN: 978-1509567485, by Charles Amos

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EDITORIAL

Introduction by J R Shackleton

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

UK monetary and fiscal policy since 2007: Could we have done better?, by Terence Burns
Debt as a US defence spending consideration since the end of World War II. Part Two Nixon to Biden, by David Tier
The government-robber comparison: A Long-standing tradition beyond avowed libertarianism, by Brian Mandeville (Open Access)
Why is competition in the European football market failing, and what should be done about it?, by Magnus Henrekson, Lars Persson (Open Access)
Modern Monetary Theory: The Bolshevik experiment, by Nikolay Nenovsky, Kevin Dowd
Your Life versus their jobs: The political economy of transport safety automation, by Roslyn Layton
The attitude of the Turkish population towards markets, wealth and capitalism, by Murat Çokgezen
Employer attitudes to concurrent employment: An Analysis of the European Union and Ukraine, by Оlena Yе Lutsenko, Dmytro V Gryn, Oleksii S Nesterovych, Karina Y Halynska, Eugene K Pushkarev

DISCUSSION

Banking’s transformation and the harmful effects of too much finance, by Guangdong Xu

BOOK REVIEW

How countries go broke: The big cycle. By Ray Dalio. Avid Reader Press. 2025. 400 pp. £30.00 (hbk). ISBN: 978-1501124068. £15.99 (Kindle ed.). ISBN: 978-1501124075, by Milena Mazzoli
The political economy of central banking: A short history of the changing role of central banks. By Alessandro Roselli. Palgrave Macmillan. 2024. 348 pp. £109.99 (hbk). ISBN: 978-3031770357. £87.50 (ebk). ISBN: 978-3031770364, by Gabriel Stein
False dawn: The New Deal and the promise of recovery, 1933–1947 By George Selgin. University of Chicago Press. 2025. 384 pp. £28.00 (hbk). ISBN: 978-0226832937. £26.57 (Kindle ed.). ISBN: 978-0226838991, by Forrest Capie
The European Miracle and beyond: Essays in honour of Professor E. L. Jones Edited by Gary B. Magee and Kent Deng. Palgrave Macmillan. 2025. 267 pp. £179.99 (hbk). ISBN: 978-3031902475. £143.50 (ebk). ISBN: 978-3031902482, by Michael James

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