Joseph E. Stiglitz – Economics of Information Society

Information and organisation: Introduction

Information and organisation: Introduction Phuah Eng Chye (28 September 2019) Countries like Japan foresaw the coming of the information society[1]. But early conceptualisations of the information society fell short because it focused on ICT. In recent years, it has become more apparent the information society revolves around information or data. This transforms information from its … “Information and organisation: Introduction”

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”

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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29 June 2024	The dismal decade (Part 6: Driving forces and 2030 scenarios)