Macroeconomic Paradigms and Economic Policy: From the Great Depression to the Great Recession

ISBN-13: 9781107542099 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 380 str.

Nicola Acocella

Opis

An examination of macroeconomic policy, focusing on the relationship between free-market policies and government intervention.

Recenzje

'This splendid book, written by three experts in the field, demonstrates the oscillation of macro policies between state intervention and free market policies. It is a lucid presentation of the evolution of macroeconomic policies in the light of the big macro dynamic challenges such as the high unemployment rates in the great depression, the stagflation period of the 1970s, the great moderation, and the great recession triggered by the financial market meltdown. A fascinating book, highly recommended for higher level undergrad and grad classes, and researchers, and practitioners in the field.' Willi Semmler, Arnhold Professor of International Cooperation and Development, New School for Social Research, New York

Spis treści

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The dawn of the Keynesian Age; 3. The Phillips curve menu; 4. The pro-market counterattack: powerless economic policies; 5. Rethinking stabilization policies: good policies or good luck?; 6. The great recession and beyond; 7. Central banking; 8. Fiscal regimes and fiscal policies; 9. Further policy challenges; 10. Conflicts and cooperation in the labor markets; 11. Fixed exchange rates: the age of tempered liberalism; 12. Free to float: the age of neo-liberalism; 13. A fragile European construction: the perils of incomplete coordination; 14. Taking stock: the end of a ride or the start of a new one?; Bibliography.