The LSE School of Public Policy will host an online event “Haldane and LSE: applying political philosophy to public service in today's polarised politics” on 10 June 2021. Richard Haldane pioneered cross-party and cross-sector cooperation. How might Haldane's approach - that of the philosopher-statesman - be applied to politics today? A close friend of Beatrice and Sidney Webb, Haldane was involved in the founding of LSE and his visionary thinking also laid the foundations fo

A new paper in the Socio-Economic Review, co-authored by Johanna Mair, Professor of Organization, Strategy and Leadership at the Hertie School, evaluates shifts in emerging market economies. In recent years, a host of apps have emerged that connect service users directly with providers – like taxi drivers, cleaners or tutors. People who provide such services have traditionally often worked informally – that is, they are a labour force that tends not to participate in the form