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The Great Economic War (GEW) (Part 11: Differences between Cold War 1.0 and 2.0)

The Great Economic War (GEW) (Part 11: Differences between Cold War 1.0 and 2.0) Phuah Eng Chye (17 December 2022) Many think a new Cold War has begun. On surface, the familiar cast of players and geographical boundaries seems to justify the comparison. US and Europe on one side, Russia and China on the other. … “The Great Economic War (GEW) (Part 11: Differences between Cold War 1.0 and 2.0)“

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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