There's been little acknowledgement but Susan George (political scientist as Wikipedia have it, or political economist, as I would prefer) passed on 14th February.
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There's been little acknowledgement but Susan George (political scientist as Wikipedia have it, or political economist, as I would prefer) passed on 14th February. I've seen no obituaries, but here is her Wikipedia entry which included the long list of her excellent & insightful books... many of which were always on my reading lists
I'm sure the lack of obits has nothing to do with her being a women or a critique of global capitalism. /s
h/t @AnnPettifor
@ChrisMayLA6 @AnnPettifor That is sad. I still have Ill Fares The Land as well A Fate Worse Than Debt on my book shelves. She certainly influenced me.
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There's been little acknowledgement but Susan George (political scientist as Wikipedia have it, or political economist, as I would prefer) passed on 14th February. I've seen no obituaries, but here is her Wikipedia entry which included the long list of her excellent & insightful books... many of which were always on my reading lists
I'm sure the lack of obits has nothing to do with her being a women or a critique of global capitalism. /s
h/t @AnnPettifor
@ChrisMayLA6 @AnnPettifor Capitalism appears to lurch from one crisis to the next and appears to believe all stand alone businesses should be profitable except this is not the case. Mix that in with the desperate search for eternal growth and we’ve got the mess we are now in. Add robots (which are getting better and better) and everything will fall apart. An alternative is essential and it’s not slavery!
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There's been little acknowledgement but Susan George (political scientist as Wikipedia have it, or political economist, as I would prefer) passed on 14th February. I've seen no obituaries, but here is her Wikipedia entry which included the long list of her excellent & insightful books... many of which were always on my reading lists
I'm sure the lack of obits has nothing to do with her being a women or a critique of global capitalism. /s
h/t @AnnPettifor
@ChrisMayLA6 @AnnPettifor PS Which of her books would you recommend? Thanks.
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@ChrisMayLA6 @AnnPettifor PS Which of her books would you recommend? Thanks.
Well partly because I used it in my last book project (before I retired) and its something I still write about, I'd recommend Shadow Sovereigns which is about global corporations - is as good a place to start with her work as any
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There's been little acknowledgement but Susan George (political scientist as Wikipedia have it, or political economist, as I would prefer) passed on 14th February. I've seen no obituaries, but here is her Wikipedia entry which included the long list of her excellent & insightful books... many of which were always on my reading lists
I'm sure the lack of obits has nothing to do with her being a women or a critique of global capitalism. /s
h/t @AnnPettifor
@ChrisMayLA6 @AnnPettifor A wonderful woman and powerful thinker. I'm sorry to hear of her death.
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There's been little acknowledgement but Susan George (political scientist as Wikipedia have it, or political economist, as I would prefer) passed on 14th February. I've seen no obituaries, but here is her Wikipedia entry which included the long list of her excellent & insightful books... many of which were always on my reading lists
I'm sure the lack of obits has nothing to do with her being a women or a critique of global capitalism. /s
h/t @AnnPettifor
@ChrisMayLA6 @AnnPettifor Two obituaries
https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/memory-susan-george
Susan George – acclaimed political scientist and TNI’s honorary president – has passed away at the age of 91 | Transnational Institute
Study the rich and powerful, not the poor and powerless.- Susan George, How the Other Half Dies, 1976The Transnational Institute mourns the sad news of the passing of Susan George, on February 14, 2026. No one has done more to shape, energise, and inspire TNI over the decades – she has been our inspiration, our honorary leader, our intellectual soul, and our beloved friend. We will never see her like again.
Transnational Institute (www.tni.org)
We will miss her.
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There's been little acknowledgement but Susan George (political scientist as Wikipedia have it, or political economist, as I would prefer) passed on 14th February. I've seen no obituaries, but here is her Wikipedia entry which included the long list of her excellent & insightful books... many of which were always on my reading lists
I'm sure the lack of obits has nothing to do with her being a women or a critique of global capitalism. /s
h/t @AnnPettifor
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There's been little acknowledgement but Susan George (political scientist as Wikipedia have it, or political economist, as I would prefer) passed on 14th February. I've seen no obituaries, but here is her Wikipedia entry which included the long list of her excellent & insightful books... many of which were always on my reading lists
I'm sure the lack of obits has nothing to do with her being a women or a critique of global capitalism. /s
h/t @AnnPettifor
@ChrisMayLA6 @AnnPettifor Passed what? Wind.? FFS man, she died... give those stupid euphemisms away.
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@ChrisMayLA6 @AnnPettifor Passed what? Wind.? FFS man, she died... give those stupid euphemisms away.
Its difficult to know what term to use, for the simple reason that some people don't like the simpler term(s)... and some people don't like the euphemism(s).
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Its difficult to know what term to use, for the simple reason that some people don't like the simpler term(s)... and some people don't like the euphemism(s).
@ChrisMayLA6 @AnnPettifor Go with reality, be brave!
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There's been little acknowledgement but Susan George (political scientist as Wikipedia have it, or political economist, as I would prefer) passed on 14th February. I've seen no obituaries, but here is her Wikipedia entry which included the long list of her excellent & insightful books... many of which were always on my reading lists
I'm sure the lack of obits has nothing to do with her being a women or a critique of global capitalism. /s
h/t @AnnPettifor
@ChrisMayLA6 To us at CEO, she was not a distant star, she was a friend among us. Susan sat on our organisation’s board from the outset,and remained there for two decades, accompanying us through countless struggles and campaigns. Whether the subject was the WTO and global trade, about lack of democracy in the EU, the euro crisis or corporate power in all its shapes and forms, she was always sharp, perceptive, inspiring and helpful. A lot of our work has her https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/memory-susan-george
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There's been little acknowledgement but Susan George (political scientist as Wikipedia have it, or political economist, as I would prefer) passed on 14th February. I've seen no obituaries, but here is her Wikipedia entry which included the long list of her excellent & insightful books... many of which were always on my reading lists
I'm sure the lack of obits has nothing to do with her being a women or a critique of global capitalism. /s
h/t @AnnPettifor
Susan George – acclaimed political scientist and TNI’s honorary president – has passed away at the age of 91 | Transnational Institute
Study the rich and powerful, not the poor and powerless.- Susan George, How the Other Half Dies, 1976The Transnational Institute mourns the sad news of the passing of Susan George, on February 14, 2026. No one has done more to shape, energise, and inspire TNI over the decades – she has been our inspiration, our honorary leader, our intellectual soul, and our beloved friend. We will never see her like again.
Transnational Institute (www.tni.org)
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There's been little acknowledgement but Susan George (political scientist as Wikipedia have it, or political economist, as I would prefer) passed on 14th February. I've seen no obituaries, but here is her Wikipedia entry which included the long list of her excellent & insightful books... many of which were always on my reading lists
I'm sure the lack of obits has nothing to do with her being a women or a critique of global capitalism. /s
h/t @AnnPettifor
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There's been little acknowledgement but Susan George (political scientist as Wikipedia have it, or political economist, as I would prefer) passed on 14th February. I've seen no obituaries, but here is her Wikipedia entry which included the long list of her excellent & insightful books... many of which were always on my reading lists
I'm sure the lack of obits has nothing to do with her being a women or a critique of global capitalism. /s
h/t @AnnPettifor
All of her books look interesting! Thanks.
Susan George Bibliography
How the Other Half Dies: The Real Reasons for World Hunger (Penguin), 1976. Reprinted 1986, 1991, ISBN 0-14-013569-3. (An analysis of the real reasons for world hunger.)
Ill Fares the Land (Penguin), 1984. Revised and expanded 1990 ISBN 0-14-012790-9. (Essays on food, hunger and power.)
A Fate Worse Than Debt (Penguin), 1988, ISBN 0-14-022789-X. (An analysis of the reasons for Third World debt.)
The Debt Boomerang (Pluto Press), 1992, ISBN 0-7453-0594-6. (Continuing the theme of Third World debt and its harmful effects.)
Faith and Credit: The World Bank's Secular Empire (with Fabrizio Sabelli) (Westview Press), 1994, ISBN 978-0-8133-2607-8
The Lugano Report: On Preserving Capitalism in the 21st Century, 1999, ISBN 0-7453-1532-1
Another World Is Possible If (Verso Books), 2004, ISBN 1-84467-510-6
Hijacking America: How the Secular and Religious Right Changed What Americans Think (Polity), 2008, ISBN 978-0-7456-4461-5
We the Peoples of Europe, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7453-2633-7
Whose Crisis? Whose Future?, 2010 (Polity), ISBN 978-0-7456-5138-5
How to Win the Class War – The Lugano Report II, 2013, ISBN 978-90-70563-18-9
Les Usurpateurs (The usurpers, in French), 2014, ISBN 978-2-02-121378-2
Shadow Sovereigns: How Global Corporations Are Seizing Power, 2015 (Polity), ISBN 978-0-7456-9782-6
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There's been little acknowledgement but Susan George (political scientist as Wikipedia have it, or political economist, as I would prefer) passed on 14th February. I've seen no obituaries, but here is her Wikipedia entry which included the long list of her excellent & insightful books... many of which were always on my reading lists
I'm sure the lack of obits has nothing to do with her being a women or a critique of global capitalism. /s
h/t @AnnPettifor
I am sorry to hear this news
I met her many years ago and interviewed her for a radio show I worked for a community radio station in Budapest. She was smart and very nice with me. I discovered we have some common past connections as Americans living in Europe.Of all the interviews I did for that show I remember her the most.
RIP Susan George
/jd
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All of her books look interesting! Thanks.
Susan George Bibliography
How the Other Half Dies: The Real Reasons for World Hunger (Penguin), 1976. Reprinted 1986, 1991, ISBN 0-14-013569-3. (An analysis of the real reasons for world hunger.)
Ill Fares the Land (Penguin), 1984. Revised and expanded 1990 ISBN 0-14-012790-9. (Essays on food, hunger and power.)
A Fate Worse Than Debt (Penguin), 1988, ISBN 0-14-022789-X. (An analysis of the reasons for Third World debt.)
The Debt Boomerang (Pluto Press), 1992, ISBN 0-7453-0594-6. (Continuing the theme of Third World debt and its harmful effects.)
Faith and Credit: The World Bank's Secular Empire (with Fabrizio Sabelli) (Westview Press), 1994, ISBN 978-0-8133-2607-8
The Lugano Report: On Preserving Capitalism in the 21st Century, 1999, ISBN 0-7453-1532-1
Another World Is Possible If (Verso Books), 2004, ISBN 1-84467-510-6
Hijacking America: How the Secular and Religious Right Changed What Americans Think (Polity), 2008, ISBN 978-0-7456-4461-5
We the Peoples of Europe, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7453-2633-7
Whose Crisis? Whose Future?, 2010 (Polity), ISBN 978-0-7456-5138-5
How to Win the Class War – The Lugano Report II, 2013, ISBN 978-90-70563-18-9
Les Usurpateurs (The usurpers, in French), 2014, ISBN 978-2-02-121378-2
Shadow Sovereigns: How Global Corporations Are Seizing Power, 2015 (Polity), ISBN 978-0-7456-9782-6
@nickrauchen @ChrisMayLA6 @AnnPettifor oh yes. I certainly remember How The Other Half Dies.
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