Author: David Pitt-Watson, Thinker and practitioner in the field of responsible investment and business practice

Blog: Why finance matters for inclusive growth

by David Pitt-Watson, Thinker and practitioner in the field of responsible investment and business practice

Most people would agree that a successful modern economy, particularly one which promotes inclusive growth, requires an effective financial system. But few stop to ask how we might measure efficacy. Indeed you will search, almost in vain, amongst the writings of economists to find a single one [...]

Blog: Corporate Power & the Global Economy

Corporations sit at the heart of contemporary capitalism. They command vast resources, govern entire swaths of our economy, and wield immense political power. For instance, the 2017 sales of Walmart, the world’s top retailer, was around US$500 billion, around the scale of the GDP of a rich [...]

Blog: The people’s stake – creating a force for convergence

Creating a more inclusive economy, one that ensures that the proceeds of growth are more equally distributed, is a long-declared political goal. Yet it is a goal that has proved elusive. Over recent decades, the top one per cent has exercised its political and economic muscle to capture a [...]

Blog: A national investment bank could support enterprise and be a

Since the financial crisis, economic growth has mainly been driven by the combination of a larger workforce and greater consumer spending. This is unsustainable. For growth to be experienced by everyone and to be sustainable then each worker will need the ability to produce and earn more. [...]

Blog: Davos Download: This time it MUST be different

This year’s World Economic Forum, was given a flying start by the Managing Director of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, who delivered the organisation’s first ever Davos update on the world economic outlook. For the first time since the financial crisis, economists are now forecasting that the [...]

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