The work of Hyman Minsky highlighted the essential role of finance in the capital development of an economy. The greater a nation鈥檚 reliance on debt relative to internal funds, the more 鈥渇ragile鈥� the economy becomes. The of this post used these insights to uncover the weaknesses of today鈥檚 global economy. This part will discuss an alternative international structure that could address these issues.Read More »
This year the global system has seen two major shocks: Brexit, and Trump. What these events have in common is their populist rhetoric that promised to bring back jobs, while also making xenophobic statements. These elections have tapped into growing anxiety over job security, which has not been addressed by most governments and has given room for demagogues to tap into the anger of the people. They reflect a problem that transcends the boundaries of any single nation: the global economy has been in a slump for almost a decade. Governments need to create jobs, and public fiscal stimulus is the way to do so. To allow it, we must that system.
To understand why we have to consider the international system in which nation states currently operate in. Its current characteristics present challenges for developed and developing economies alike. There are two important features to consider: first, the system creates a deflationary bias by requiring recessionary adjustments and hoarding of the international mean of payment (i.e. dollars). Second, it lacks mechanisms to offset the chronic surpluses and deficits between nations, thus breeding financial instability. In a nutshell, it leads to poor creation and distribution of demand that is managed through capital flows. Instead of propping up demand, the global economic system props up debt.
This post will be split into two parts. This first part will employ the theories of Hyman Minsky to explain the features of our current global economy. Next week, we will follow up to discuss 聽an alternative system that would allow for a better distribution of demand among countries and would support emerging economies鈥� development by freeing them from the swings of international markets.
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