This analysis is a review of Noreena Hertz's book published in 2001, The Silent Takeover. The increasingly smaller margins of politics are the main subject of this essay. Noreena Hertz's core argument is that globalisation, and the growing power of major corporations, is rendering democratic...

The Great Recession has impacted more people worldwide than any other crisis. Stiglitz traces the origins of this economic crisis (« market fundamentalism », deregulation etc), outlines the flawed responses of our governments and presents the alternatives. Going deeper, Stiglitz offers an...

This reading note is an attempt to identify some of the ideas developed in the book -– while trying to depict how coherent and achieved Illich's progression is. Comments emphasise both the content of the book, that is to say Illich's radical criticism of the industrial era and the alternative he...

This book aims at linking two 20th century great thinkers’ works: Freud and Keynes. Keynes observes capitalism not only as an economist but also as an anthropologist. Therefore, he sees men’s economical and social behaviors first of all as a consequence of an irrational impetus, which can be...

Repensez l’Etat, as many post-crisis books, questions the role and the efficiency of the French State faced with contemporary challenges. Using benchmarking, the authors highlight the progress that will be required in the coming years. Indeed, regarding economic, social and ecologic global...