Keynesian economics, which proposed that the government could use monetary and fiscal policy to help the economy avoid the extremes of recession and inflation, held sway for thirty years after World War II. However, it was discredited after the stagflation of the 1970s, which not only proved resistant to traditional Keynesian policies but was actually thought to be caused by them. By the 1990s, the anti-Keynesian counter-revolution seemed to reach its pinnacle with the award of several Nobel Prizes in economics to its architects at the University of Chicago.
However, with the...
Keynesian economics, which proposed that the government could use monetary and fiscal policy to help the economy avoid the extremes of recession an...
This collection brings together fifteen essays published between 1994 and 2008 which all look into the contribution of a remarkable group of economists known as the Cambridge school or the Cambridge Keynesians. The people involved are better defined as a group rather than a school, to denote not adhesion to a common body of doctrine but rather the idea of both cohesion and sharing. This collection focuses on Keynes, Kahn, J. Robinson and Sraffa, who all shared in the physical space and lifestyle of the University of Cambridge. The bond between them was intellectual partnership, a recognised...
This collection brings together fifteen essays published between 1994 and 2008 which all look into the contribution of a remarkable group of economist...
This book brings together fourteen essays by leading authors in the field of economics to explore the relationship between money and markets throughout economic theory and history, providing readers with the key to understanding fundamental issues in monetary theory and other important debates in contemporary economics.
Addressing this popular and topical area in economic discussion and debate an impressive array of contributors, including Meghnad Desai, Charles Goodhart and John Davis examine the theory, policy and history of economics in the USA, Europe and Japan. The subjects...
This book brings together fourteen essays by leading authors in the field of economics to explore the relationship between money and markets throug...
The University of Cambridge has produced more Nobel Prize-winning economists than the whole of France. This work collects together correspondence from some of the 20th century's key figures including Keynes, Robinson, Hayek and Sraffa.
The University of Cambridge has produced more Nobel Prize-winning economists than the whole of France. This work collects together correspondence from...
This edited collection uses a history of economic thought perspective to explore the evolving role of Latin America within the context of globalization. In particular, it examines the region s resilience in the face of the global financial crisis."
Economic Development and Global Crisis" explains that Latin America is a region with distinct characteristics and peculiarities which have been shaped from the colonial era up to the present day. The contributions suggest that several features which were perceived as economic backwardness have turned out to be advantageous, and this may...
This edited collection uses a history of economic thought perspective to explore the evolving role of Latin America within the context of globaliza...
Maria Cristina Marcuzzo Luigi Pasinetti Alesandro Roncaglia
Joan Robinson is widely regarded as the greatest female economist and the most important figure in the post-Keynesian tradition. In this volume a distinguished, international team of scholars analyses her extraordinary wide ranging contribution to economics. Various contributions address: * her work on the economics of the short period and her critique of Pigou * her contribution to the development of the Keynesian tradition at Cambridge * her response to Marx and Sraffa * her analysis of growth, development and dynamics * her comments on technical innovation and capital theory * her...
Joan Robinson is widely regarded as the greatest female economist and the most important figure in the post-Keynesian tradition. In this volume a dist...
This collection brings together fifteen essays published between 1994 and 2008 which all look into the contribution of a remarkable group of economists known as the "Cambridge school" or the "Cambridge Keynesians." The people involved are better defined as a "group" rather than a "school," to denote not adhesion to a common body of doctrine but rather the idea of both cohesion and sharing. This collection focuses on Keynes, Kahn, J. Robinson and Sraffa, who all shared in the physical space and lifestyle of the University of Cambridge. The bond between them was intellectual...
This collection brings together fifteen essays published between 1994 and 2008 which all look into the contribution of a remarkable group o...
This text combines historical investigation and analysis to present the Ricardian approach to the international monetary system and the Gold Standard. The authors assess these arguments in the light of modern experience.
This text combines historical investigation and analysis to present the Ricardian approach to the international monetary system and the Gold Standard....
In this volume an international team of distinguished monetary historians examine the historical experience of exchange rate behaviour under different monetary regimes. The main focus is on metallic standards and fixed exchange rates, such as the gold standard. With its combination of thematic overviews and case studies of the key countries and periods, the book greatly enhances our understanding of past monetary systems.
In this volume an international team of distinguished monetary historians examine the historical experience of exchange rate behaviour under different...
