Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
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The Stone Center conducts and promotes quantitative research using inequality as a lens on society and the economy. Home to the US Office of LIS.
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The list (in no particular order) of the books that I liked the most and read in 2025, with my reviews:
Quinn Slobodian, Hayek's Bastards
Gold, volk and IQs
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Quinn Slobodian, Hayek's Bastards
Gold, volk and IQs
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Gold, volk and IQs
Hayek’s fatal conceit
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December 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The list (in no particular order) of the books that I liked the most and read in 2025, with my reviews:
Quinn Slobodian, Hayek's Bastards
Gold, volk and IQs
branko2f7.substack.com/p/gold-volk-...
Quinn Slobodian, Hayek's Bastards
Gold, volk and IQs
branko2f7.substack.com/p/gold-volk-...
How have different approaches to incorporating high-income populations into household surveys been implemented in practice? A forthcoming chapter by Nora Lustig and Andrea Vigorito, along with this WP companion piece, provides a comprehensive analytical survey on the subject.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
How have different approaches to incorporating high-income populations into household surveys been implemented in practice? A forthcoming chapter by Nora Lustig and Andrea Vigorito, along with this WP companion piece, provides a comprehensive analytical survey on the subject.
bit.ly/4qmKQ7H
bit.ly/4qmKQ7H
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Steven Greenhouse on AI & work. He cites Acemoglu: there are "essentially two routes for developing AI: an anti-worker route and a pro-worker route." Includes link to video of related panel, co-hosted by @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social and @stone-lis.bsky.social.
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Most people aren’t fretting about an AI bubble. What they fear is mass layoffs | Steven Greenhouse
Artificial intelligence could make income inequality even worse and create a new underclass. Governments and society must take action
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December 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Steven Greenhouse on AI & work. He cites Acemoglu: there are "essentially two routes for developing AI: an anti-worker route and a pro-worker route." Includes link to video of related panel, co-hosted by @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social and @stone-lis.bsky.social.
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Thanks to Social Policy Blog for posting our blog and for pointing readers interested in the politics of #fathers' leave to the original article: Martin Gurín & Janet C. Gornick, 2024, Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy 40:3.
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The blog post is based on Martin Gurín and Janet C. Gornick's article published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Thanks to Social Policy Blog for posting our blog and for pointing readers interested in the politics of #fathers' leave to the original article: Martin Gurín & Janet C. Gornick, 2024, Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy 40:3.
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Congratulations, Aman Desai. Your friends at the GC-CUNY Stone Center are delighted that you've landed this well-deserved tenure track position! We wish you smooth sailing.🎉
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Congratulations to alumnus Aman Desai, who recovered from a setback to land a tenure-track position in economics and data science at Quinnipiac University! www.gc.cuny.edu/news/tough-j... @stone-lis.bsky.social
From a Tough Job Market to the Tenure Track at Quinnipiac University
Economics alumnus Aman Desai recovered from a setback to land a role that allows him to teach and pursue his research on how childhood inequality affects both individuals and society.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Congratulations, Aman Desai. Your friends at the GC-CUNY Stone Center are delighted that you've landed this well-deserved tenure track position! We wish you smooth sailing.🎉
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My paper with Shlomo Yitzhaki whose work and life we shall celebrate on May 20, 2026 at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Decomposing World Income Distribution: Does the World Have a Middle Class? Review of Income & Wealth, 2002.
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Decomposing World Income Distribution: Does the World Have a Middle Class? Review of Income & Wealth, 2002.
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Decomposing World Income Distribution: Does The World Have A Middle Class?
Using the national income/expenditure distribution data from 111 countries, we decompose total inequality between the individuals in the world, by continents and regions. We use Yitzhaki’s Gini decom...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My paper with Shlomo Yitzhaki whose work and life we shall celebrate on May 20, 2026 at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Decomposing World Income Distribution: Does the World Have a Middle Class? Review of Income & Wealth, 2002.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Decomposing World Income Distribution: Does the World Have a Middle Class? Review of Income & Wealth, 2002.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Congratulations to alumnus Aman Desai, who recovered from a setback to land a tenure-track position in economics and data science at Quinnipiac University! www.gc.cuny.edu/news/tough-j... @stone-lis.bsky.social
From a Tough Job Market to the Tenure Track at Quinnipiac University
Economics alumnus Aman Desai recovered from a setback to land a role that allows him to teach and pursue his research on how childhood inequality affects both individuals and society.
www.gc.cuny.edu
December 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Congratulations to alumnus Aman Desai, who recovered from a setback to land a tenure-track position in economics and data science at Quinnipiac University! www.gc.cuny.edu/news/tough-j... @stone-lis.bsky.social
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Great to host Giulia Giupponi (Università Bocconi) for her talk on "Company Wage Policy in a Low-Wage Labor Market".
📸 Some moments from the event below.
Next up: Dec 10 | The final Inequality InRome seminar of the Fall 2025 series.
Info and registration: sites.google.com/view/inequal...
📸 Some moments from the event below.
Next up: Dec 10 | The final Inequality InRome seminar of the Fall 2025 series.
Info and registration: sites.google.com/view/inequal...
December 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Great to host Giulia Giupponi (Università Bocconi) for her talk on "Company Wage Policy in a Low-Wage Labor Market".
📸 Some moments from the event below.
Next up: Dec 10 | The final Inequality InRome seminar of the Fall 2025 series.
Info and registration: sites.google.com/view/inequal...
📸 Some moments from the event below.
Next up: Dec 10 | The final Inequality InRome seminar of the Fall 2025 series.
Info and registration: sites.google.com/view/inequal...
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My today's Substack:
From under the rubble
A review of Grdešić and Žitko’s “Socialist Economics in Yugoslavia: A Critical History”
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From under the rubble
A review of Grdešić and Žitko’s “Socialist Economics in Yugoslavia: A Critical History”
branko2f7.substack.com/p/from-under...
From under the rubble
A review of Grdešić and Žitko’s “Socialist Economics in Yugoslavia: A Critical History”
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December 2, 2025 at 2:12 AM
My today's Substack:
From under the rubble
A review of Grdešić and Žitko’s “Socialist Economics in Yugoslavia: A Critical History”
branko2f7.substack.com/p/from-under...
From under the rubble
A review of Grdešić and Žitko’s “Socialist Economics in Yugoslavia: A Critical History”
branko2f7.substack.com/p/from-under...
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Join the next Inequality in Rome seminar!
Wed Nov 26 | 12–1 PM
Antonio Scialà (@RomaTreUniversity) will present:
“Patterns and drivers of EU income inequality: an analysis of EU-SILC data”
In person & online | Light lunch to follow
Info e registration: sites.google.com/view/inequal...
Wed Nov 26 | 12–1 PM
Antonio Scialà (@RomaTreUniversity) will present:
“Patterns and drivers of EU income inequality: an analysis of EU-SILC data”
In person & online | Light lunch to follow
Info e registration: sites.google.com/view/inequal...
November 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Join the next Inequality in Rome seminar!
Wed Nov 26 | 12–1 PM
Antonio Scialà (@RomaTreUniversity) will present:
“Patterns and drivers of EU income inequality: an analysis of EU-SILC data”
In person & online | Light lunch to follow
Info e registration: sites.google.com/view/inequal...
Wed Nov 26 | 12–1 PM
Antonio Scialà (@RomaTreUniversity) will present:
“Patterns and drivers of EU income inequality: an analysis of EU-SILC data”
In person & online | Light lunch to follow
Info e registration: sites.google.com/view/inequal...
Expecting an inheritance influences an individual's education decisions — not because of the anticipated windfall, but because the heir will need to finance future intergenerational transfers, a new working paper by @janmazza.bsky.social finds.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Expecting an inheritance influences an individual's education decisions — not because of the anticipated windfall, but because the heir will need to finance future intergenerational transfers, a new working paper by @janmazza.bsky.social finds.
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“Italy’s light touch on inheritance tax comes at a cost”
Thanks to @reuters.com for drawing on GCWealthProject data (via @stone-lis.bsky.social) to show that, in Italy, inherited wealth as a share of GDP has doubled over the past 30 years, while the inheritance tax remains one of the lowest in Eu
Thanks to @reuters.com for drawing on GCWealthProject data (via @stone-lis.bsky.social) to show that, in Italy, inherited wealth as a share of GDP has doubled over the past 30 years, while the inheritance tax remains one of the lowest in Eu
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“Italy’s light touch on inheritance tax comes at a cost”
Thanks to @reuters.com for drawing on GCWealthProject data (via @stone-lis.bsky.social) to show that, in Italy, inherited wealth as a share of GDP has doubled over the past 30 years, while the inheritance tax remains one of the lowest in Eu
Thanks to @reuters.com for drawing on GCWealthProject data (via @stone-lis.bsky.social) to show that, in Italy, inherited wealth as a share of GDP has doubled over the past 30 years, while the inheritance tax remains one of the lowest in Eu
"The illusion of 'Degrowth' in a Poor and Unequal World," an essay from @brankomilan.bsky.social's 2025 collection, "The World Under Capitalism," explains why degrowth isn't a viable way to reduce emissions. Read the excerpt on the Stone Center site.
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The Illusion of “Degrowth” in a Poor and Unequal World - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
An excerpt from Branko Milanovic's latest book, The World Under Capitalism: Observations on Economics Politics, History, and Culture, a 2025 collection of his essays from the last decade.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"The illusion of 'Degrowth' in a Poor and Unequal World," an essay from @brankomilan.bsky.social's 2025 collection, "The World Under Capitalism," explains why degrowth isn't a viable way to reduce emissions. Read the excerpt on the Stone Center site.
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Celina Su reflecting on the simultaneous emergence of participatory budgeting and direct democracy, and her experience of Occupy Wall Street (and the wider movement of the squares) in the wake of the Great Recession. @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @humanitiescuny.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Celina Su reflecting on the simultaneous emergence of participatory budgeting and direct democracy, and her experience of Occupy Wall Street (and the wider movement of the squares) in the wake of the Great Recession. @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @humanitiescuny.bsky.social
How much inequality passes from generation to generation in Latin America? A new WP by Francisco Ferreira, @paolobrunori.bsky.social, @gneidhofer.bsky.social, @psalasr.bsky.social & Louis Sirugue finds that 30–50% of educational inequality and 46–66% of income inequality is inherited.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
How much inequality passes from generation to generation in Latin America? A new WP by Francisco Ferreira, @paolobrunori.bsky.social, @gneidhofer.bsky.social, @psalasr.bsky.social & Louis Sirugue finds that 30–50% of educational inequality and 46–66% of income inequality is inherited.
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bit.ly/4nR04Qq
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"The rise of China that was made possible thanks to global neoliberalism made the end of global neoliberalism inevitable."
Last week, we were delighted to host the first launch of the incredible new book by @brankomilan.bsky.social.
If you missed the event, you can catch up on the recording now ⬇️
If you missed the event, you can catch up on the recording now ⬇️
Great global transformation: national market liberalism in a multipolar world | LSE Event
Join us for this talk by Branko Milanovic about his new book, The Great Global Transformation: National Market Liberalism in a Multipolar World.
Global neoliberalism is on its last legs, while a new…
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November 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"The rise of China that was made possible thanks to global neoliberalism made the end of global neoliberalism inevitable."
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Tomorrow (Nov 12) at 6:00 pm EST, join the @humanitiescuny.bsky.social in helping Celina Su launch her book, Budget Justice! Su will talk with Liza Featherstone and Kesi Foster about how communities can solve our cities' most pressing problems.
Register for this free event: buff.ly/5ChNqR9
Register for this free event: buff.ly/5ChNqR9
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Tomorrow (Nov 12) at 6:00 pm EST, join the @humanitiescuny.bsky.social in helping Celina Su launch her book, Budget Justice! Su will talk with Liza Featherstone and Kesi Foster about how communities can solve our cities' most pressing problems.
Register for this free event: buff.ly/5ChNqR9
Register for this free event: buff.ly/5ChNqR9
Rising wealth concentration tends to undermine democracy, according to a Stone Center Working Paper by @schechtlm.bsky.social. In this interview, he discusses how he drew on two new sources of data to compare democratic backsliding in 50 U.S. states.
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The Effect of Increasing Wealth Inequality on U.S. Democracy at the State Level - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
Manuel Schechtl, a 2022–2024 Stone Center postdoctoral scholar, discusses his Stone Center Working Paper, which combines two new sources of data to compare the extent of democratic backsliding in all ...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Rising wealth concentration tends to undermine democracy, according to a Stone Center Working Paper by @schechtlm.bsky.social. In this interview, he discusses how he drew on two new sources of data to compare democratic backsliding in 50 U.S. states.
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Check out brand new report on inequality, commissioned by the
G20 South Africa Presidency. I am gratified that we - @stone-lis.bsky.social and, especially, our GC #Wealth Project - had the opportunity to contribute. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social @brankomilan.bsky.social @morellisal.bsky.social
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G20 South Africa Presidency. I am gratified that we - @stone-lis.bsky.social and, especially, our GC #Wealth Project - had the opportunity to contribute. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social @brankomilan.bsky.social @morellisal.bsky.social
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Another fact from our new G20 Report on Inequality, commissioned by President Ramaphosa:
One in four people globally (2.3 billion) face moderate or severe food insecurity, meaning they have to
regularly skip meals, which is up by 335 million since 2019.
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One in four people globally (2.3 billion) face moderate or severe food insecurity, meaning they have to
regularly skip meals, which is up by 335 million since 2019.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Check out brand new report on inequality, commissioned by the
G20 South Africa Presidency. I am gratified that we - @stone-lis.bsky.social and, especially, our GC #Wealth Project - had the opportunity to contribute. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social @brankomilan.bsky.social @morellisal.bsky.social
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G20 South Africa Presidency. I am gratified that we - @stone-lis.bsky.social and, especially, our GC #Wealth Project - had the opportunity to contribute. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social @brankomilan.bsky.social @morellisal.bsky.social
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Welfare agencies increasingly rely on targeting to ensure that limited resources reach those deemed most in need. A new WP by @pietrovaletto.bsky.social and @ivemarx.bsky.social shows how asset testing in the EU and US often undermines their stated goal of poverty reduction.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Welfare agencies increasingly rely on targeting to ensure that limited resources reach those deemed most in need. A new WP by @pietrovaletto.bsky.social and @ivemarx.bsky.social shows how asset testing in the EU and US often undermines their stated goal of poverty reduction.
bit.ly/47M6L0c
bit.ly/47M6L0c
Wednesday, Nov. 12: a reading & conversation to celebrate the launch of Celina Su's new book, "Budget Justice," which shows how communities can solve our cities' most pressing problems.
With @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social and Kesi Foster. Register for this free event!
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With @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social and Kesi Foster. Register for this free event!
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After the polls close and the election is over, New Yorkers will still need to organize for the city they deserve. Join us for a reading and conversation to celebrate the launch of Budget Justice: a bold vision that empowers communities.
Register!
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Register!
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November 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Wednesday, Nov. 12: a reading & conversation to celebrate the launch of Celina Su's new book, "Budget Justice," which shows how communities can solve our cities' most pressing problems.
With @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social and Kesi Foster. Register for this free event!
@princetonupress.bsky.social
With @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social and Kesi Foster. Register for this free event!
@princetonupress.bsky.social
Happy pub day to Stone Center Affiliated Scholar @maxkasy.bsky.social! In this interview, he discusses his new book, The Means of Prediction, which offers a convincing argument for democratic control over AI’s objectives.
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Who’s Afraid of AI? Maximilian Kasy Discusses His New Book, The Means of Prediction - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
Affiliated Scholar Maximilian Kasy discusses his new book, The Means of Prediction: How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits), which offers a convincing argument for democratic control over AI’s objectiv...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Happy pub day to Stone Center Affiliated Scholar @maxkasy.bsky.social! In this interview, he discusses his new book, The Means of Prediction, which offers a convincing argument for democratic control over AI’s objectives.
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/whos-afraid-...
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
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Inequality Reconsidered: A Week with the Stone Center begins today! Missed the registration window for our Nov. 4 lecture with Sam Bowles? Don’t worry, you can still join “Why Economic Inequalities Endure” on Thursday, Nov. 6.
Seats are limited, don't wait → cvent.me/aWXMPq
Seats are limited, don't wait → cvent.me/aWXMPq
November 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Inequality Reconsidered: A Week with the Stone Center begins today! Missed the registration window for our Nov. 4 lecture with Sam Bowles? Don’t worry, you can still join “Why Economic Inequalities Endure” on Thursday, Nov. 6.
Seats are limited, don't wait → cvent.me/aWXMPq
Seats are limited, don't wait → cvent.me/aWXMPq
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Just out in the New York Times:
My op-ed on the limits of data-privacy and the need for democratic control in the age of AI.
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My op-ed on the limits of data-privacy and the need for democratic control in the age of AI.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/o...
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Opinion | A.I. Is Deciding Who You Are
In the age of A.I., personal data is anything but personal.
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November 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Just out in the New York Times:
My op-ed on the limits of data-privacy and the need for democratic control in the age of AI.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/o...
@nytimes.com @nytopinion.nytimes.com
My op-ed on the limits of data-privacy and the need for democratic control in the age of AI.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/o...
@nytimes.com @nytopinion.nytimes.com
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Join us for the launch of the highly anticipated new book by @brankomilan.bsky.social 📖
He reveals the seismic shifts that are shaping our world, with global neoliberalism on its last legs. As the status quo of the past fifty years crumbles, he asks what remains in its wake?
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He reveals the seismic shifts that are shaping our world, with global neoliberalism on its last legs. As the status quo of the past fifty years crumbles, he asks what remains in its wake?
🎟️ buff.ly/ggNJ4pW
October 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Join us for the launch of the highly anticipated new book by @brankomilan.bsky.social 📖
He reveals the seismic shifts that are shaping our world, with global neoliberalism on its last legs. As the status quo of the past fifty years crumbles, he asks what remains in its wake?
🎟️ buff.ly/ggNJ4pW
He reveals the seismic shifts that are shaping our world, with global neoliberalism on its last legs. As the status quo of the past fifty years crumbles, he asks what remains in its wake?
🎟️ buff.ly/ggNJ4pW