Alan MitchellinMoneyMirageExpanding what we can actually doExpanding what we actually do (as opposed to only doing what we can afford) is about who wields power: about human agency versus dependency.10 min read·Jan 26, 2024----
Alan MitchellinMoneyMirage“We can afford what we can actually do” — 2Which maxim should our society live by? “We can only do what we can afford?” Or “we can afford what we can actually do?”8 min read·Jan 24, 2024----
Alan MitchellinMoneyMirageA Litmus Test for System HealthWhy people feel the things they do can be studied and understood. We can use that understanding to design better policies and institutions.8 min read·Feb 20, 2022----
Alan MitchellinMoneyMirage30. What’s wrong with ‘subjective’?For centuries science got people wrong. Far from dismissing human beings’ feelings as ‘merely subjective’ we need to give them centre…5 min read·Nov 30, 2021----
Alan MitchellThe right sort of competitionUK Government consultations around competition policy raise fundamental questions about the future of personal data.4 min read·Oct 11, 2021----
Alan MitchellinMoneyMirageThe Money Mirage — ContentsAn annotated contents list of the entire blog series4 min read·Mar 15, 2021----
Alan MitchellinMoneyMirage29. What makes humans tick?If we can’t answer this question, we can’t design effective institutions. And without them, we can sustainably enrich humans’ lives.5 min read·Nov 18, 2020----
Alan MitchellinMoneyMirage28. Why do humans make things?To make their lives better, of course. But ‘better’ isn’t about ‘making money’ or ‘economic growth’. It’s about realising our humanity.9 min read·Nov 8, 2020----
Alan MitchellinMoneyMirage27. Searching for ‘Better’: Engine of Wealth CreationNew technologies often unleash cascades of unexpected good (and bad) social, economic and political change. Is this process ‘manageable’?7 min read·Sep 11, 2020----
Alan MitchellinMoneyMirage26. Why Economies are like RainforestsRainforests boostrap themselves by recyclying the nutrients they create in vast complex webs. That’s also how economies can and should…8 min read·Aug 31, 2020----