Robin Blackburn
Articles by Robin Blackburn
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Books
Glad to be grey?
- 22 January 2009
An increasingly large proportion of the world's population is living longer than ever before. The number of those aged 65 and over is expected to double in the next 25 years. In principle, this is a good thing for all of us, but it has grave consequences for the way we organise our societies and economies. Are we and our politicians ready for the demographic challenge?
Books
Bandit country
- 17 July 2000
In the Shadow of the Liberator: the impact of Hugo Chavez on Venezuela and Latin America Richard Gott Verso, 246pp, £16 ISBN 1859847757 Villa and Zapata: a biography of the Mexican revolution Frank McLynn Jonathan Cape, 459pp, £20
Ideas
The New Statesman Essay - How to bring back collectivism
- 17 January 2000
You thought pension funds were for capitalists? Robin Blackburnargues that they could provide a new chance for the workers to take over the economy's commanding heights
