Jim Stanford

"Never trust an economist with your job. Learn about economics yourself. And make up your own mind about what might protect your job – and what might destroy it."

"This relationship is the foundation for the argument, made by some trade unionists and labour advocates, that high wages can actually be "good for business". The precedent set by Henry Ford in 1914, w…"

"Growth can also involve producing services instead of goods. In particular, a major expansion of public and caring services would generate huge increases in GDP and incomes, with virtually no impact o…"

"Economics is a social science, not a physical science."

"We know that investment causes growth. But it is also true that growth causes investment."

"Apart from their work and production, households perform other important economic functions. Most CONSUMPTION occurs within the household. … In developed capitalist economies, private consumption spen…"

"With joint-stock corporations, investors can place bets on the success of many different companies, without having to play a central management role in any one of them. This allows investors to divers…"

"The only factor that poses a genuine challenge to the current order is the willingness of human beings to reject the injustice and irrationality of this economy, and stand up for something better. Cap…"