Skidelsky: The Lessons of the Financial Crisis – PS On Point

 [VIEW THIS MESSAGE IN A WEB BROWSER]( [a26ae96f-e434-4dda-8fbc-9f4e4dd88302.png]( PS On Point Weekly Newsletter A review of the policy debates of the post-crisis years suggests that flawed macroeconomic theories were given too much weight for too long. The result has been slower growth, lost economic capacity, and surplus misery for millions of people around the world. LONG READ FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2018 [The Advanced Economies' Lost Decade]( The Advanced Economies' Lost Decade By Robert Skidelsky Since the 2008 financial crisis, the policy interventions undertaken by governments and central banks have yielded clear successes and failures. But has the lost growth over the past decade taught economic policymakers what they need to know before the next crisis strikes? [Read More]( [Subscribe to PS On Point]( VIDEO: SHORT CUT [The Promise of Primary Care]( The Promise of Primary Care To address global health challenges like infectious diseases and fragmented care, the world needs to improve the quality of its primary health-care system. To do that, efforts must be made to create reliable sources of accessible, competent, and trusted care that focus on promoting and maintaining health over a lifetime. PREVIOUSLY IN PS ON POINT [Can Liberalism Save Itself?]( Can Liberalism Save Itself? By Jan-Werner Mueller Liberalism, the set of ideas that has underpinned Western political and economic systems since the Enlightenment, now appears to be in crisis. This has prompted a welcome debate among well-meaning liberals, but it has also opened the door to opportunists who would impose their deeply anti-liberal – and anti-democratic – vision on society. [Read More]( The content in this newsletter cannot be published without the express written consent of Project Syndicate. To secure rights, contact us at support@project-syndicate.org. Follow us on [Twitter]( and [Facebook](. [Subscribe to our YouTube channel]( and be the first to see our new videos when we post them. Need support? Contact us at support@project-syndicate.org Our mailing address is: Project Syndicate, PO Box 130, 120 21, Prague 2, Czech Republic © Project Syndicate, all rights reserved We are sending you this email because you chose to receive notifications from Project Syndicate. To edit your notification settings, or to unsubscribe, please visit your profile at [www.project-syndicate.org](. This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Project Syndicate · PO Box 130 · Prague 120 12 · Czech Republic