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Five minutes with Philippe Legrain: “The Eurozone has become a glorified debtors’ prison”
No full textWith no lasting solution yet found for dealing with Greek debt, and economies in the Eurozone continuing to suffer from weak growth, how can Europe finally solve the problems brought on by the financial crisis? In an interview with EUROPP’s editor Stuart Brown, Philippe Legrain discusses the policy failures at the root of the crisis, the need to stimulate demand in Eurozone economies, and why the German focus on cutting wages to improve competitiveness is simply exacerbating existing problems
Europäischer Frühling: Warum unsere Wirtschaft und Politik aus den Fugen ist - und wie man sie wieder einrenkt - European Spring: Why Our Economies and Politics are in a Mess - and How to Put Them Right
No full textPhilippe Legrain, Senior Visiting Fellow at the European Institute, London School of Economics; Founder of OPEN: the Open Political Economy Network; writer and commentator, speaks about the European Spring and why our economies and politics are in a mess - and how to put them right. In his speech he focuses on the political economy of the eurozone.
The lecture took place in the course of the 20th Karlsruhe Dialogues at the IHK Karlsruhe on Saturday, 20th February 2016.
More information: http://www.zak.kit.edu/karlsruher_ges..
Investing in refugees would reap economic benefits: Philippe Legrain
No full textGermany\u27s Chancellor Angela Merkel has received a blow to her open borders policy towards migrants and refugees fleeing the civil war in Syria.
On the weekend, her ruling CDU party was out-voted by an anti-immigrant and anti-Islam party at local elections in the north-east of Germany—and it could be a portent for national elections in the country next year.
But Angela Merkel continues to insist that her open borders policy has not disadvantaged Germans, and in fact has even led to social improvements in some areas.
That positive view of the benefits of even massive migration is shared by economist Philippe Legrain, a former advisor to the President of the European Commission.
Legrain delivered a report earlier this year which argued that investing in refugees would reap an economic dividend of double the initial outlay
Radikalisierung und Multikulturalität - Diskussionsrunde
No full textWie kann die Vermittlungsarbeit und die Debatte über europäische Probleme auf makroökonomischer oder soziologischer Ebene funktionieren? Fragen wie diese diskutieren Frank Richter, Direktor der sächsischen Landeszentrale für politische Bildung, Dr. Asiem El Difraoui, Politologe sowie Dokumentarfilm- und Buchautor und Philippe Legrain, Gründer von OPEN, Autor und Kommentator, gemeinsam mit Prof. Dr. Caroline Y. Robertson-von Trotha in einer Podiumsdiskussion.
Hierbei gehen sie spezifisch auf Themen wie Bildung, politische Systeme und die Kommunikation in Europa ein.
Die Diskussion fand im Rahmen der 20. Karlsruher Gespräche am 20. Februar 2016 in der IHK Karlsruhe statt.
Informationen zu den Karlsruher Gesprächen: www.zak.kit.edu/karlsruher_gespraech
Immigrants: Your Country Needs Them
No full textImmigration divides our globalizing world like no other issue. We are swamped by illegal immigrants and infiltrated by terrorists, our jobs stolen, our welfare system abused, our way of life destroyed--or so we are told. At a time when National Guard units are deployed alongside vigilante Minutemen on the U.S.-Mexico border, where the death toll in the past decade now exceeds 9/11's, Philippe Legrain has written the first book about immigration that looks beyond the headlines. Why are ever-rising numbers of people from poor countries arriving in the United States, Europe, and Australia? Can we keep them out? Should we even be trying? Combining compelling firsthand reporting from around the world, incisive socioeconomic analysis, and a broad understanding of what's at stake politically and culturally, Immigrants is a passionate but lucid book. In our open world, more people will inevitably move across borders, Legrain says--and we should generally welcome them. They do the jobs we can't or won't do--and their diversity enriches us all. Left and Right, free marketeers and campaigners for global justice, enlightened patriots--all should rally behind the cause of freer migration, because They need Us and We need Them.immigration, globalization, justice, diversity, poverty, welfare, politics
La chapelle-reposoir de barque de Philippe Arrhidée à Karnak I. Relevé épigraphique ; II. Relevé photographique (Arrhidée, nos 1-209)
No full textInternational audienceThe monument known as Philip Arrhidaeus’ bark-shrine is the granite chapel built in the central area of the Temple of Amun-Re in Karnak. As a permanent resting place for the divine bark, it is located at the same place as the bark-shrine of Thutmose III, inserted into the complex of the “Palace of Maat” built during the reign of Hatshepsut. Cleared and partially rebuilt by Georges Legrain at the beginning of the 20th century, the chapel was restored and its colors fixed during work undertaken by the CFEETK in 1992-1993. With the resumption of the epigraphic and photographic survey programme (2010-2017), the long-awaited publication of this emblematic monument built in the heart of Ipet-sut can now be proposed.Le monument connu sous le nom de chapelle-reposoir de Philippe Arrhidée est l’édifice en granite bâti dans la zone centrale du temple d’Amon-Rê à Karnak. Reposoir permanent de la barque divine, il occupe le même emplacement que la chapelle-reposoir de Thoutmosis III, insérée dans le complexe du « Palais de Maât » construit sous le règne d’Hatchepsout. Dégagée des blocs effondrés et partiellement reconstruite par Georges Legrain au début du XXe siècle, la chapelle a été restaurée et sa polychromie fixée lors de travaux entrepris par le CFEETK en 1992-1993. Avec la reprise du programme de relevés épigraphiques et photographiques (2010-2017), la publication longtemps retardée de cet emblématique monument construit au cœur d’Ipet-sout peut désormais être proposée
WHEN THE POOR WELCOME THE PERSECUTED: Recognizing the Economic Potential of Refugee Reception in Low-income Host Countries
No full textWhile a ‘burden narrative’ dominates the popular and political discourse regarding the economic impact of refugees, scholars increasingly recognize their economic potential. One such scholar is economist Philippe Legrain who argues that welcoming refugees constitutes “a humanitarian investment that yields economic dividends” (Legrain, 2016, p.1). This paper investigates the validity of such claim in the context of low-income host countries via a comparative analysis of Tanzania and Uganda. The hypotheses derived of Legrain’s work confirm that low-income countries benefit economically as refugees improve market conditions by spurring demand, trade, and entrepreneurialism. Certain policies can strengthen such potential if prioritizing the right to work, freedom of movement and assistance programs encouraging entrepreneurialism. Doing so allows refugees and hosts to mutually benefit rather than to compete for economic opportunities
recognizing the economic potential of refugee reception in low-income host countries
No full textPublished online : 15 March 2022While a ‘burden narrative’ dominates the popular and political discourse regarding the economic impact of refugees, scholars increasingly recognize their economic potential. One such scholar is economist Philippe Legrain who argues that welcoming refugees constitutes “a humanitarian investment that yields economic dividends” (Legrain, 2016, p.1). This paper investigates the validity of such claim in the context of low-income host countries via a comparative analysis of Tanzania and Uganda. The hypotheses derived of Legrain’s work confirm that low-income countries benefit economically as refugees improve market conditions by spurring demand, trade, and entrepreneurialism. Certain policies can strengthen such potential if prioritizing the right to work, freedom of movement and assistance programs encouraging entrepreneurialism. Doing so allows refugees and hosts to mutually benefit rather than to compete for economic opportunities
Why we need more immigrants
No full textThis lecture, available via podcast, argues that there should be an increase in international migration. Governments should not only free up their borders for trade, but should also make the movement of people easier in order to improve the global economy and the livelihoods of people worldwide. It is argued that such an approach makes moral and economic sense
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