A Modern Guide to Keynesian Macroeconomics and Economic Policies

ISBN-13: 9781849801409 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 392 str.

Eckhard Hein;Engelbert Stockhammer

Opis

This unique and comprehensive 'modern guide' presents state-of-the-art surveys covering the main areas of macroeconomics and economic policy by well-known post-Keynesian authors. The chapters explore intriguing and important issues including: - the history and methods of post-Keynesian economics - money, credit and central banks - growth and income distribution - post-Keynesian macroeconomics as an alternative to the New Consensus - the macroeconomics of unemployment and labour market issues - European economic policies - open economy models of distribution and growth - international monetary and global economics - financialisation and financial crisis. This well-documented book will prove to be the essential guide for researchers and graduate students in macroeconomics and political economy. It will also prove inspiring to a wider audience interested in modern Keynesian macroeconomics.