June 2019 – Economics of Information Society

Policy conversations and the language of information

Policy conversations and the language of information Phuah Eng Chye (22 June 2019) Policy conversations are bogged in a quagmire. Economies muddle along as economists debate the consequences of sustaining quantitative easing and fiscal stimulus. In the meantime, the public wonders if policy-makers are out of touch with their needs. Widespread public dissatisfaction increases the … “Policy conversations and the language of information”

The information society landscape

The information society landscape Phuah Eng Chye (8 June 2019) Major societal transitions are distinguished by the emergence of new landscape features that differentiate the latest phase from the previous one. The industrial landscape was notable for expanding populations, factories, mercantile trading and bank lending. The transition to an information society features shrinking households, intangible … “The information society landscape”

Phuah Eng Chye

I was formerly a securities regulator and equities analyst. I started writing these articles (and a book) because I felt that there were a lot of economic theories that didn’t seem to match up to the realities we are facing. This also means that a lot of policies (based on these theories) are wrong. So I’ve tried to make sense of how things worked based on the paradigm of an information society. Its a challenging topic and difficult to pin down. This means I have had to explore issues over a wide range of policy areas. Over the next few months, I will cover the service economy, the sharing economy, household and work structures before moving onto policy issues on the anorexic economy (role of corporates, basic income, housing affordability) and the financialisation process (capital, monetary policy, securities regulation).

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