Two amazing Global South progressives and a Nobel prize winner walk into an Oxfam panel on post-neoliberalism

"The ensuing set of reforms became known as 'structural adjustment' policies, & they are often very difficult to reverse—this is indeed part of their appeal to the IMF." NEW: @akentikelenis on bsky & Thomas Stubbs (@thomstubbs.bsky.social) on the debate around IMF conditionality. phenomenalworld.org/analysis/the-o…

Packed room for our CSPF event on green conditionalities and climate policy interventions by the World Bank and IMF

📌@akentikelenis on bsky & Thomas Stubbs (@thomstubbs.bsky.social) will present the impact of austerity on people's lives & livelihoods around the world& new findings on the impact of IMF programs 📆16 May @ 5pm SOAS University of London KLT/Online Register👉shorturl.at/uCV27 Naomi Hossain Carlos Oya SOAS Development Studies SOAS Economics

Our RIO PEIO/RIO article /w Andreas Kern & Claire Lee shows adverse employment outcomes for #women when countries undergo #IMF programs. Open-access link: doi.org/10.1007/s11558…

My review of A Thousand Cuts by @akentikelenis on bsky & Thomas Stubbs (@thomstubbs.bsky.social) is now out International Affairs! "It should serve as inspiration both for those researching the financial institutions that make our world & for the policymakers & activists who wish to transform them." academic.oup.com/ia/article/100…

Join us to hear @akentikelenis on bsky & Thomas Stubbs (@thomstubbs.bsky.social) discuss the impact of 40 years of IMF-mandated austerity policies on the GS 📆Next Thursday 16 May @ 5pm 📍SOAS University of London KLT/Online Register here👉shorturl.at/uCV27 Naomi Hossain Carlos Oya SOAS Development Studies Christopher Cramer SOAS Economics

New in Globalization and Health: If you get an IMF loan, the IMF's social spending #floors to support your society actually act as #ceilings - @akentikelenis on bsky and my corridor neighbour Thomas Stubbs (@thomstubbs.bsky.social) analysed 21 such loans and their effects: …balizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

I so enjoyed reviewing @akentikelenis on bsky and Thomas Stubbs (@thomstubbs.bsky.social) "A Thousand Cuts: Social Protection in the Age of Austerity" for Journal of Development Studies (JDS). I highly recommend to anyone interested in international organizations, finance, or global health. tandfonline.com/eprint/ZAZAUB9…

If you’re in London tomorrow late afternoon, join us to discuss international financial institutions, fiscal policy, social protection, and what the future might hold on these fronts.

💡 New Book Review! Dolan [Lindsay Dolan] reviews "A Thousand Cuts" by Kentikelenis [@akentikelenis on bsky] & Stubbs [Thomas Stubbs (@thomstubbs.bsky.social)], detailing the impacts of IMF conditionality on health, inequality, and social protection. 📚 #JDevstudies 👉🏼Read full review: doi.org/10.1080/002203…

Recommended reading for #BrettonWoods80 anniversary 👀🔥

A brilliant site on the international political economy of #everyday life - our students will love this (some of them anyway): i-peel.org/about/ h/t Thomas Stubbs (@thomstubbs.bsky.social)

🎥@akentikelenis on bsky and Thomas Stubbs (@thomstubbs.bsky.social) presented their new book at SOAS University of London, "A Thousand Cuts: Social Protection in the Age of Austerity," which systematically assesses how austerity has impacted people's lives and livelihoods globally. The presentation also includes new findings on the

Couldn't agree more with Brent Neiman Treasury Department- we need 'more' IMF-but more doesn't just mean more money. The peer reviewed work (see Axel Dreher @akentikelenis on bsky Thomas Stubbs (@thomstubbs.bsky.social)) shows IMF programs make members worse off, not better. IMF needs major reform: degruyter.com/document/doi/1…

While the #IMF positions itself as a climate champion, it continues to push austerity, privatisation & fossil fuels on indebted countries, hindering their ability to pursue a just energy transition 🧵 A thread on our latest analysis of IMF loan programs in 51 countries

The #IMF could play a role in setting the economic conditions for climate action worldwide - by supporting renewable energy, green industrial policy, financial regulation & debt cancellation For now, that remains a distant illusion Report 👉bit.ly/IMFclimate #IMFmeetings

An important and interesting paper!

I've seen enough: Francis Fukuyama has admitted defeat and declared The End of History to be over

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