Differently from other conflicts, the war in Ukraine will not be decided, not entirely at least, on the sole military level. Culture, in fact, will prove to be decisive. This is true for one simple reason. Capitalism worked, whether we like it or not. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, … [Read more…]
Can speech change the societal world? The answer is yes, it can. Once an idea gains wide social consensus, manages to become dominant and colonises the political discourse, it can change society and its economic and institutional order. After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Real Socialism, many right and left wing liberal … [Read more…]
The last article addressed the issue of the role that political stability plays in ensuring economic stability. We saw how unstable political systems made of internally belligerent political parties negatively affect economy. As toxic dynamics of reciprocal vetoes on the complex of measures to be enacted in order to get the system going obstruct the … [Read more…]
Economy needs political stability to work and prosper. Democracy certainly is an imperfect form of political organisation. Yet, among the most imperfect forms of political organisation, is the one that more successfully proved to be able to guarantee the general wellbeing of people. In democracy, such stability relies on the existence of diverse political parties … [Read more…]
The Covid-19 pandemics showed the fragility of the local tourism system. Such fragility long existed before the spread of the pandemics and was not caused by it. As this fragility reflects the complexity of a system that almost entirely shapes Capri’s economy, we need to adopt approaches and instruments that allow us to understand such … [Read more…]