Contents

Introduction
John McDonnell

1.Democratising Economics in a Post-truth World
Antonia Jennings

2.Labour’s Fiscal Credibility Rule in Context
Simon Wren-Lewis

3.Rising to the Challenge of Tax Avoidance
Prem Sikka

4.To Secure a Future, Britain Needs a Green New Deal
Ann Pettifor

5.Fair, Open and Progressive: The roots and Reasons behind Labour’s Global Trade Policy
Barry Gardiner

6.‘De-financialising’ the UK Econo my: The Importance of Public Banks
Costas Lapavitsas

7.Better Models of Business Ownership
Rob Calvert Jump

8.Beyond the Divide: Why Devolution Is Needed for National Prosperity
Grace Blakeley and Luke Raikes

9.Democratic Ownership in the New Economy
Joe Guinan and Thomas M. Hanna

10.A New Urban Economic System: The UK and the US
Matthew Brown, Ted Howard, Matthew Jackson and Neil McInroy

11.Debt Dependence and the Financialisation of Everyday Life
Johnna Montgomerie

12.Platform Monopolies and the Political Economy of AI
Nick Srnicek

13.A New Deal for Data
Francesca Bria

14.Rethinking Economics for a New Economy
J. Christopher Proctor

15.Public Investment in Social Infrastructure for a Caring, Sustainable and Productive Economy
Özlem Onaran

16.Rentier Capitalism and the Precariat: The Case for a Commons Fund
Guy Standing

List of Contributors

Notes