Eoin McLaughlin
I'm an economic historian writing about how economies grow, how we measure progress, and how these ideas change over time. I'm the author of The Inclusive Wealth of Nations (Bloomsbury).
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What is The Inclusive Wealth of Nations actually about? (opens the original)
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The Inclusive Wealth of Nations was published last week. I wrote it specifically to coincide with this year’s 250th anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith’s An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.I started thinking about writing a book in 2023 during tercentenary celebrations of Adam Smith’s birth. The University of Glasgow had organised Adam Smith 300 Academic Workshops that aimed to ‘encourage deep thought as to Adam Smith’s writings and his relevanc
Which Government Grew Britain the Fastest? (opens the original)
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Last week Andy Burnham, the UK’s soon to be Prime Minister, set out his vision for his prime ministership. Growth is a central target with the view that ‘we will never get growth up to the level Britain needs unless every single postcode in the land is set up to contribute to it.’ In his speech Burnham outlined how he believed that the UK had ‘not been run in the interests of the many’, focusing on the fact that the UK had ‘20 years of falling living standards’. In his view:
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