This is the first book to provide a complete introduction to Post-Keynesian and other alternative theories of economics. Concise yet comprehensive, and written to be accessible to a wide audience, it offers a unique opportunity to enhance traditional neo-classical economics training with authoritative coverage of the full range of the non-orthodox paradigm.

This is the first book to provide a complete introduction to Post-Keynesian and other alternative theories of economics. Concise yet comprehensive, and written to be accessible to a wide audience, it offers a unique opportunity to enhance traditional neo-classical economics training with authoritative coverage of the full range of the non-orthodox paradigm.

This monograph introduces the student to the neo-Ricardian paradigm in economics. It restores the core of economic reasoning to its classical roots with a focus on production and class distribution, rather than the optimum allocation of scarce resources. As in the neo-Ricardian tradition, the book integrates value theory with growth theory and shows how the accumulation of capital (with its impact on growth and employment) is intertwined with price determination and income distribution. In this perspective, the price setting mechanism is presented within the framework of the "megacorp" world....

An introductory and analytical look into the essence of Marxian economics that begins the processof divorcing Marxian economics from Stalinism.

Originally published in 1988, this book combines a systematic exposition of post-Keynesianism analysis with an account of its historical development. The role of major figures like Keynes and Sraffa in the development of the theory is closely detailed but the book also gives equal emphasis to Kaldor and the neglected Italian school. The theoretical implications of post-Keynesianism are outlined and challenging arguments for its importance are presented.