Economic theory and philosophy Books
Taylor & Francis The Knowledge Problems of European Financial
Book SynopsisSince the creation of the euro and a European Central Bank, the European Union has persistently pursued financial market integration throughout periods of economic growth, membership enlargements, financial breakdown, and political crisis. While traditionally analysed in terms of clashing ideological orientations and strategic political interests, this book presents a novel and empirically grounded perspective on the issues around financial market integration by approaching them in terms of the knowledge problems that actors face.Drawing on European legal texts, policy documents and interviews with regulators, central bankers, and financial market professionals, this book is rich in empirical detail which reveals a close-knit set of knowledge problems, or paradoxes, of âthe marketâ. These paradoxes are irreducible to a particular political ideology or national interests because they are rooted in the conceptual structure of the European treaties. Moreover, while these knowledge problems present themselves as uncertainties, tensions, and conflicts in practice, they also echo persistent conceptual and theoretical controversies in the field of economics. Indeed, this book demonstrates how âthe marketâ is adopted from economic theory into European treaty law, resulting in central bankers and regulators struggling with knowledge problems and conflicts paralleling classic debates in the academic discipline.This book will be of significant interest to political economists working on European economic integration and money and finance as well as readers of heterodox economics, economic sociology, and political and social theory more broadly.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Economics Social Science and Pluralism
Book SynopsisIn the work of most classical economists including Smith and Keynes theory was often embedded in application. But from the second half of the last century on, mainstream economics styled itself as pure economics, where the theory is presented in a very abstract form detached from any application. This book maintains that economics is a social science whose mission is to explain and, when possible, predict, phenomena of the real-world economy. The book argues that the first step to restoring economics as a social science is to define what issues economics should address. Only after this research agenda is established should the appropriate methodology be chosen, not the other way around. In this respect, examples from other social sciences as well as from natural sciences are considered more appropriate models for economics rather than physics. Moreover, the need for a closer interaction with psychology, sociology and other social sciences is required to restore the discipline to tTrade Review"That economics desperately needs a new paradigm is finally recognized throughout the world in and out of academia. Neoclassical economists had nothing useful to say about the devastating financial crisis, the immense challenges of globalization, an inordinate level of inequality, the threat of ecological catastrophes, and the rise of right-wing anti-democratic populism. Thus, it should be evident to everybody that the neoliberal dogma has brought the world to a watershed moment. Beker’s masterful new book on real-world economics sheds light on how to reorient our thinking to avoid further disasters, shed neoliberal dogma, and become masters of our fate."John Komlos, Professor Emeritus, University of Munich, author of Foundations of Real-World Economics "Economics needs to analyse the major issues ranging from environmental degradation and the climate emergency, poverty and inequality, food security and financial crises, and aid policy development addressing these issues. This book challenges economists to broaden the scope of their discipline by restoring economic analysis as a social science through interdisciplinarity and study of history and institutional environment to . It shows how a pluralist approach to education, drawing on the many alternative schools of thought within economics and political economy, would enrich the understanding of economic phenomena."Malcolm Sawyer, Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Leeds, UK Table of ContentsAcknowledgements, PREFACE, Chapter 1. WHY ECONOMICS WENT ASTRAY, Chapter 2. THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD IN SOCIAL SCIENCES, Chapter 3. WHAT CAN ECONOMICS LEARN FROM OTHER SCIENCES?, Chapter 4. THE METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH IN THE CLASSICS, Chapter 5. MARSHALL AND WALRAS , Chapter 6. THE KEYNESIAN REVOLUTION, Chapter 7. THE COUNTER-REVOLUTION: FROM FRIEDMAN AND LUCAS TO ARROW-DEBREU, Chapter 8. FROM THE REAL BUSINESS CYCLE THEORY TO THE NEW KEYNESIANISM, Chapter 9. ECONOMICS AS A REAL-WORLD SOCIAL SCIENCE, Chapter 10. THE NEED FOR PLURALISM IN ECONOMICS, Chapter 11. NORMATIVE ECONOMICS, Chapter 12. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS, APPENDIX
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Taylor & Francis Bernard Schmittâs Quantum Macroeconomic Analysis
Book SynopsisThe aim of Bernard Schmittâs analysis of the monetary economy of production was twofold: to introduce and to explain the logical character of the macroeconomic laws governing our economies and to explain the origin of the pathologies that follow if these laws are not complied with. Schmittâs main original contributions concern the theories of value, profit, and capital, as well as his explanation of inflation, unemployment and international payments, unified as quantum macroeconomic analysis. This book expounds on the key principles of quantum macroeconomic analysis as he conceived and developed them.Schmittâs starting point was the analysis of bank money and the way it is associated with produced output. His macroeconomics was not founded on microeconomics nor derived from the aggregation of microeconomic variables. Schmittâs theory does not rely on mathematics and modelling either; instead, it is based on logical laws derived from the nature of money and monetary payments.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Behavioral Economics
Book SynopsisOver the last few decades behavioral economics has revolutionized the discipline. It has done so by putting the human back into economics, by recognizing that people sometimes make mistakes, care about others and are generally not as cold and calculating as economists have traditionally assumed. The results have been exciting and fascinating, and have fundamentally changed the way we look at economic behavior.This textbook introduces all the key results and insights of behavioral economics to a student audience. Ideas such as mental accounting, prospect theory, present bias, inequality aversion and learning are explained in detail. These ideas are also applied in diverse settings, such as auctions, stock market crashes, charitable donations and health care, to show why behavioral economics is crucial to understanding the world around us. Consideration is also given to what makes people happy, and how we can potentially nudge people to be happier.This new edition Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction 1. An introduction to behavioral economics Part II: Economic behavior 2. Simple heuristics for complex choices 3. Choice with risk 4. Choosing when to act 5. Learning from new information 6. Interacting with others 7. Social preferences Part III: Origins of behavior 8. Evolution and culture 9. Neuroeconomics Part IV: Welfare and policy 10. Happiness and utility 11. Policy and behavior
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Microeconomic Principles and Problems
Book SynopsisMicroeconomic Principles and Problems offers a comprehensive introduction to all major perspectives in modern microeconomics, including mainstream and heterodox approaches. By providing multiple views of markets and how they work, readers will be better able to understand and analyze the complex behaviors of consumers, firms, and government officials, as well as the likely impact of a variety of economic events and policies.Most principles textbooks cover only mainstream economics and neglect the rich contextual analysis of heterodox economists. Heterodox material is presented as complementary to mainstream economics: understanding both approaches yields the deepest level of understanding. The book covers standard models, and includes substantial coverage of existing economic realities, featuring case studies and descriptive data. The book includes some coverage of all major heterodox schools of thought. This second edition incorporates new and expanded material on intTable of ContentsPart I: Economics: A Pluralist Definition 1. What is Economics? 2. Scarcity, Choice and Opportunity Cost Part II: The Evolution of Economic Systems and Economic Thought 3. The Evolution of Pre-Capitalist Economic Systems 4. Adam Smith and the Rise of Capitalism 5. Karl Marx and the Dark Ages of Capitalism 6. Thorstein Veblen and Monopoly Capitalism 7. Keynes and Mixed Market Capitalism 8. Modern Economic Systems Part III: Markets, supply, and demand 9. Markets and how they work 10. Applications of Supply and Demand 11. Consumer and Supplier Behavior Part IV: Market Structures and Corporations 12. Different types of market structures 13. Theories of firm behavior 14. Perfect Competition and competitive markets 15. Monopoly and Monopoly Power 16. Monopolistic Competition 17. Oligopoly and Strategic Behavior 18. Corporations and their role in society Part V: Government Intervention in Microeconomic Markets 19. Market Failure and Government Failure 20. The Economics of the Environment and Climate Change 21. Public Goods and Services Part VI: Labor markets and inequality 22. Working for a Living 23. Inequality, a key modern issue Part VII: International Microeconomics 24. International Microeconomics
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Taylor & Francis Routledge Handbook of Macroeconomic Methodology
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Deglobalization
Book SynopsisThe emerging conflict between the US and China has an inherent tendency towards a development of deglobalization. It is the historical prerequisites for this deglobalization that are examined in this book. These assumptions are largely based on what is termed the second wave of globalization, based on increasing technological competition between the US and China, as well as China''s expansion along the New Silk Road.In this book, the author makes a distinction between the Old Globalization and the New Globalization. The Old Globalization was characterized by competition over costs in general and wage costs in particular, while the New Globalization is categorized by new competencies and skills, especially technological capabilities and technological innovations. The second wave, which is driven by technological innovations, lays the foundation for a counter-strategy on the part of the US to stem the Chinese technological expansion. It is this new strategy that confines the seTable of Contents1. Towards deglobalization 2. Technological innovations drive deglobalization 3. Deglobalization: A new economic world order (USA-China)
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Liberation of Capital
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Taylor & Francis Microeconomic Theory
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive analysis of the theoretical tools, real-world applications, policy implications and corner solutions of microeconomics.It offers a discussion of all significant topics including applications and extension of consumer theory, theory of the firm, production, cost and supply, partial and general equilibrium, welfare economics, uncertainty and information, and market imperfections as well as a detailed overview of the theory of games. Apart from all the topics receiving both the algebraic and geometric treatment, the other distinguishing features of the book are an emphasis on policy implications and a full treatment of corner solutions. This latter feature has arisen out of the realization that students easily master interior solutions by memorizing the standard first-order conditions but do not necessarily understand the underlying concepts. Complete with several original algebraic derivations and graphical expositions, this book will serve as
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Handbook of Ethics and Public
Book SynopsisWhat does it mean to do public policy ethics today? How should philosophers engage with ethical issues in policy-making when policy decisions are circumscribed by political and pragmatic concerns? How do ethical issues in public policy differ between areas such as foreign policy, criminal justice, or environmental policy?The Routledge Handbook of Ethics and Public Policy addresses all these questions and more, and is the first handbook of its kind. It is comprised of 41 chapters written by leading international contributors, and is organised into four clear sections covering the following key topics: Methodology: philosophical approaches to public policy, ethical expertise, knowledge, and public policy Democracy and public policy: identity, integration and inclusion: voting, linguistic policy, discrimination, youth policy, religious toleration, and the family Public goods: defence and foreign policy, development and clTrade Review'The public urgently needs to regain the possibility of open-ended, principled discussion about public policy. Relatedly, those training future policy-makers need ways to go beyond offering isolated "ethics modules," as if policy could generally really be made solely by consulting facially neutral technocratic methods. Addressing both of these needs, this volume beautifully demonstrates, across a great variety of policy issues, how philosophical reflection that engages with concrete problems can offer insights that facilitate and enrich democratic discussion about what we should be trying to do.' - Henry S. Richardson, Georgetown University, USA 'The ethics of public policy grew out of political philosophy but has expanded so as to claim its own identity. But there is no work that defines the method, domain, and scope of the ethics of public policy. This Handbook does just that. It is the long-awaited manifesto for a new discipline in philosophy.' - Iwao Hirose, McGill University, Canada 'The public urgently needs to regain the possibility of open-ended, principled discussion about public policy. Relatedly, those training future policy-makers need ways to go beyond offering isolated "ethics modules," as if policy could generally really be made solely by consulting facially neutral technocratic methods. Addressing both of these needs, this volume beautifully demonstrates, across a great variety of policy issues, how philosophical reflection that engages with concrete problems can offer insights that facilitate and enrich democratic discussion about what we should be trying to do.' - Henry S. Richardson, Georgetown University, USA 'The ethics of public policy grew out of political philosophy but has expanded so as to claim its own identity. But there is no work that defines the method, domain, and scope of the ethics of public policy. This Handbook does just that. It is the long-awaited manifesto for a new discipline in philosophy.' - Iwao Hirose, McGill University, Canada Table of ContentsIntroduction Annabelle Lever and Andrei Poama PART 1: Ethics for Public Policy: Models and Methods 1. Method in Philosophy and Public Policy: Applied Philosophy versus Engaged Philosophy Jonathan Wolff 2. The Public Role of Ethics and Public Policy Jeffrey Howard 3. Application or Construction? Two Types of Public Policy Ethics Andrei Poama 4. Public Policy and Normative Methods Albert Weale 5. Models, Mechanisms, Metrics: The Entanglement of Methods of Policy Inquiry with Democratic Possibilities Susan Orr and James Johnson 6. Ethical Expertise and Public Policy John Harris and David Lawrence PART 2: Public policy and the basics of government 7. Security and Police Ethics John Kleinig 8. More than Privacy: Thinking Ethically about Public Area Surveillance Benjamin Goold 9. Ethics and Criminal Justice Policy Matt Matravers 10. Territoriality and Personality: Concepts and Normative Considerations Helder de Schutter 11. What is public space for? Political imaginaries and policy implications Bernardo Zacka 12. The Ethics of Education Policies David Steiner 13. The Ethics of Tax Policy Ira K. Lindsay 14. The Ethics of Central Banking François Claveau, Peter Dietsch, and Clément Fontan 15. Ethics and Foreign Policy Michael Blake 16. Justice and Trade Policy Andrew Walton 17. Democratic Values and the Limits of War Christopher Kutz PART 3: Public policy, inclusion and solidarity 18. The Political Ethics of Political Campaigns Dennis F. Thompson 19. Should Voting Be Compulsory? Democracy and the Ethics of Voting Annabelle Lever and Alexandru Volacu 20. The Ethics of Anti-Corruption Policies Emanuela Ceva and Maria Paola Ferretti 21. The Ethics of Anti-Discrimination Policies Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen 22. Race, Racism, and Social Policy Albert Atkin 23. Gender-egalitarian policies in the workplace and the family Anca Gheaus 24. Disability, Democratic Equality, and Public Policy Daniel Putnam 25. The Ethics of Indigenous Rights Teddy Harrison and Melissa S. Williams 26. The Ethics of Reparations Policies Alasia Nuti and Jennifer M. Page 27. The Ethics of Anti-Poverty Policies Jonathan Wolff 28. The Democratic Ethics of a Minimum Income Stuart White 29. Public Engagement in Health Policy: Mapping Aims and Approaches Matthew McCoy and Ezekiel J. Emanuel 30. The Ethics of Death Policies Søren Holm PART 4: Public policy, diversity and sustainability 31. Ethics of Family Reunification Iseult Honohan 32. Are Civic Integration Tests Justifiable? A Three-Step Test Bouke de Vries 33. The Ethics of Language Policies Astrid von Busekist 34. The Ethics of Toleration and Religious Accommodations Aurelia Bardon and Emanuela Ceva 35. Freedom and destiny: how new technologies are influencing ethics and policy of abortion Giulia Cavaliere and John Harris 36. Towards a Democratic Ethics of Youth Policies Juliana Bidadanure 37. Measuring Intergenerational Justice for Public Policy Pieter Vanhuysse and Jörg Tremmel 38. Development and Climate Ethics Darrell Moellendorf 39. The Ethics of Waste Policy Ivo Wallimann-Helmer 40. The Ethics of Behavioural Public Policy Robert Lepenies and Magdalena Małecka 41. Ethics, Neuroscience and Public Policy: A Case Study of Raising Neuroscientists’ Awareness of the Problem of Dual Use Simon Whitby and Malcolm Dando
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Six Lectures on Economic Growth
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1959, this book contains in straightforward language a general account of the major variables significant for the analysis of economic development. It stresses above all the quantitative aspects of the economic growth of nations, and establishes a series of propositions on growth patterns based on empirical data from the USA & Canada, Europe, Latin America, South Africa and Australasia. In arriving at his conclusions, the author makes use of national income and its components in emerging and developed economies. Table of Contents1. The Meaning and Measurement of Economic Growth 2. The Necessary Condition 3. Findings on Industrial Structure of Labor Force and National Product 4. Capital Formation Proportions – A Cross-Section View 5. The Problem of Size 6. The Tasks of Theory
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Sulfur Emissions Policies Oil Prices and the
Book SynopsisThis volume, originally published in 1984, analyzes the impact of the 1973-74 oil price increases on the Appalachian coal industry in the USA, which would otherwise have suffered large output reductions as a result of sulfur emission restrictions. Although focussed on a particular geographical region and timeframe, this book has enduring relevance as it analyzes and discusses many of the issues which are still facing the ailing coal mining industries both in the USA and globally: the advent of new energy forms, increased competition from cheaper sources, strict pollution legislation and the impact that all of these issues have on productivity and employment. Table of Contents1. Introduction and Summary 2. Survey of Demand for Appalachian Coal 3. Patterns of Competition in Appalachian Coal Markets 4. Electric Utility Demand for Appalachian Coal 5. Non-Utility Demand for Appalachian Coal Appendix 5A. Forecasting Equations and Time Trends 6. Sulfur Emission Restrictions 7. OPEC's Price Increases.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Commerce in War
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1907, this substantial volume emerged as guidance to those involved in international trade at the time of the British Empire, with a focus on seafaring commerce and its hazards. Its dedication to Herbert H. Asquith and support from the International Law Association suggest it was an authoritative text. The author aims to provide a full exposition of the rules of International Law which governed the commercial relations of the subjects of neutral and belligerent nations. Produced with lawyers, shipowners, shippers and public servants in mind, it covers issues including contraband, blockades, capture and rescue.Table of Contents1. Chapter 1. Contraband. 2. Chapter 2. Blockade. 3. Chapter 3. Continuous Voyage. 4. Chapter 4. Carriage of Property at Sea, Enemy’s Goods in Neutral Ships and Neutral Goods in Enemy’s Ships. 5. Chapter 5. Right of Search, or Right of Visit and Search. 6. Chapter 6. Formalities of Visit and Search. 7. Chapter 7. Capture and Condemnation. 8. Chapter 8. Formalities of Capture. 9. Chapter 9. Recapture and Rescue.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Dependency Theory Revisited
Book SynopsisThis title was first published in 2001. An important critical study of the theories of dependency both past and present. Since the theories of dependency are based on the Marxian notion of exploitation and backwardness, the book starts with the elaboration of the Marxian theory of development and underdevelopment. The book analyses various concepts and precepts of dependency as well as critically discussing the individual theories of Baran, Frank, Amin, Emmanuel, Prebisch and Singer. The contributions of more recent writers including Furtado, Kay, Wallerstein and Marini are also considered. The main focus of the book lies in the thorough analysis of all the important traditional as well as modern theories of dependency. The main message of the present book is that the phenomenology of dependency is still relevant as a methodology of study of development and underdevelopment. The book incorporates some pressing contemporary issues to give fresh flavour to the old dependency debate. A spTrade Review’The fundamental message of the present book is that the theory of dependency is still relevant, alive and kicking...a real contribution.’ Associate Professor Mohd. Isa Haji Bakar, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia '...Ghosh has produced a very useful eclectic study of dependency, which is jargon free and therefore accessible to undergraduates, whilst postgraduates will find it an invaluable text...the last chapter is the most original chapter in the book, and here he is able to link the various theoretical issues discussed in earlier chapters, with issues confronting Third World governments...' Democracy and DevelopmentTable of ContentsThe ontology of dependency; Karl Marx on development and underdevelopment; Paul Baran’s analysis of economic backwardness and economic growth; Andre Gunder Frank’s analysis of development of underdevelopment; Samir Amin on unequal development; The structuralist models; The theories of unequal exchange; The peripheral writers on dependency; Contemporary issues in the dependency debate; Bibliography.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Companion to Cultural Property
Book SynopsisThe Routledge Companion to Cultural Property contains new contributions from scholars working at the cutting edge of cultural property studies, bringing together diverse academic and professional perspectives to develop a coherent overview of this field of enquiry. The global range of authors use international case studies to encourage a comparative understanding of how cultural property has emerged in different parts of the world and continues to frame vital issues of national sovereignty, the free market, international law, and cultural heritage. Sections explore how cultural property is scaled to the state and the market; cultural property as law; cultural property and cultural rights; and emerging forms of cultural property, from yoga to the national archive. By bringing together disciplinary perspectives from anthropology, archaeology, law, Indigenous studies, history, folklore studies, and policy, this volume facilitates fresh debate and broadens our understanding of thiTable of Contents1. IntroductionHaidy Geismar and Jane AndersonPart OneLegal Orderings of Cultural Property2. Heritage vs. Property: Contrasting Regimes and Rationalities in the Patrimonial FieldValdimar Tr. Hafstein and Martin Skrydstrup3. The Criminalisation of the Illicit Trade in Cultural PropertyAna Filipa Vrdoljak 4. Implementation of the 1970 UNESCO Convention by the United States and Other Market NationsPatty Gerstenblith5. Protection not Prevention: The Failure of Public Policy to Prevent the Looting and Illegal Trade of Cultural Property from the Mena Region (1990-2015) Neil Brodie6. A Paradox of Cultural Property: NAGPRA and (Dis)PossessionSusan BentonPart TwoMuseums, Archives and Communities7. NAGPRA, CUI and Institutional Will Rae Gould8. Betting on the Raven: Ethical Relationality and Nuxalk Cultural PropertyJennifer Kramer9. Whose Story is This? Complexities and Complicities of Using Archival FootageFred Myers10. The Archive of the Archive: the Secret History of the Laura Boulton CollectionAaron Fox11. Touching the Intangible: Reconsidering Material Culture in the Realm of Indigenous Cultural Property ResearchGeorge NicholasPart ThreeLocal Histories12. On the Nature of Patrimonio: Cultural Property in Mexican ContextsSandra Rozental13. Making and Unmaking Heritage Value in ChinaShu Li Wang and Michael Rowlands14. Object Movement: UNESCO, Language and the Exchange of Middle Eastern ArtifactsMorag Kersel15. Cultures of Property: Ghanaian Culture in Intellectual and Cultural PropertyBoatema BoatengPart FourCultural Property Beyond the State16. Culture as a Flexible Concept for the Legitimation of Policies in the European UnionStefan Groth and Regina Bendix17. The Bible as Cultural Property? A Cautionary TaleNeil Asher Silberman18. Being pre-Indigenous: Kin, Accountability and Cultural Property Beyond TraditionPaul Tapsell19. Frontiers of Cultural Property in the Global SouthRosemary CoombeSection FiveNew and Experimental Forms of Cultural Property20. Who Owns Yoga? Transforming Traditions as Cultural PropertySita Reddy21.Bones, Documents and DNA: Cultural Property at the Margins of the LawLee Douglas22. Collaborative Encounters in Digital Cultural Property: Tracing Temporal Relationships of Context and LocalityJane Anderson and Maria Montenegro23. Animating Language: Continuing Inter-Generational Indigenous Language KnowledgeShannon Faulkhead, John Bradley and Brent McKee24. Ancestors for Sale in Aotearoa New ZealandMarama Muru Lanning
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Routledge Handbook of Macroeconomic Methodology
Book SynopsisThe present macroeconomic crisis has demonstrated that a deeper understanding of the importance of relevant macroeconomic theories and methods is wanting. Additionally, lack of methodological awareness is behind much of the disagreement within macroeconomics which, looked upon from outside, often appears incomprehensible.The Handbook gives a structured presentation of the study of principles and procedures by which macroeconomics is researched, taught and communicated both within academia and to a wider audience, and why specific theories, research strategies and teaching are preferred. The principles of selecting theory relevant to real-world problems are the core of methodology. This book contains a broad range of arguments behind theory construction and appraisal and the consequences of these choices within the field of macroeconomics.An international range of experts provide clear analysis of key concepts, ideas and principles to give academics, studeTrade Review“Within the bulk of the existing literature on economic methodology the distinctive methodological questions concerning the methodology of macroeconomics, despite their relevance, have been so far comparatively neglected. This comprehensive Handbook eventually fills the gap in a way that would be hard to beat. It deserves, therefore, to be warmly recommended to all readers with an interest in the methodology and philosophy of economics, in the history of economic thought and, last but not least, in macroeconomics per se.”Andrea Salanti, University of Bergamo“Due to the economic crises of recent years there is an increasing interest by students to look for answers outside the mainstream macroeconomic understanding. As such, students are not only looking for an alternative theoretical macroeconomic universe, they are also increasingly interested in methodological aspects of macroeconomic theory. With the publication of Routledge Handbook of Macroeconomic Methodology students with an interest in Macroeconomic Theory and the History of Economic Thought are offered an updated advanced book on a huge number of relevant methodological questions.”Finn Olesen, Aalborg University, DenmarkTable of ContentsIntroduction: The scope and content of the Handbook I. Philosophy of Science Perspectives I.1. Methodological Individualism and Macroeconomics I.2. Deduction, Induction and Abduction I.3. Instrumentalism I.4 From positivism to naturalism in macroeconomics I.5. Holism & Fallacy of Composition I.6. Macroeconomics and Ethics II. Concepts II.1 Time in Macroeconomics II.2 Uncertainty and Macroeconomic Methodology II.3 Path dependency II.4 Equilibrium II.5 Causality and macroeconomics II.6 Microeconomic foundation of macroeconomics II.7 Open and closed systems II.8. Money and Macroeconomic Methodology III. Schools of Thought III.1. Classical Political Economy III.2. Neoclassical Macroeconomics III.3. Keynes’s Macroeconomic Method III.4. Post Keynesian Methodology III.5. The Austrian Denial of Macroeconomics III.6. What was Marx’s Method, actually? III.7. Methodological Pluralism in Macroeconomics IV. Models, Econometrics and Measurement IV.1. Use of Mathematics in macroeconomic analysis IV.2. Explanation and Forecasting IV.3. Using macroeconomic models in policy practice IV.4. Traditional Methods of Macroeconometrics IV.5. Macroeconometrics: Cointegrated VAR Method IV.6. National Accounts and Macroeconomic Methodology V. Communicating Macroeconomics V.1. The rhetorical perspective on macroeconomics V.2. Teaching Macroeconomic Methodology
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Full Employment in a Free Society Works of William H. Beveridge
Book SynopsisBeveridge defined full employment as a state where there are slightly more vacant jobs than there are available workers, or not more than 3% of the total workforce. This book discusses how this goal might be achieved, beginning with the thesis that because individual employers are not capable of creating full employment, it must be the responsibility of the state. Beveridge claimed that the upward pressure on wages, due to the increased bargaining strength of labour, would be eased by rising productivity, and kept in check by a system of wage arbitration. The cooperation of workers would be secured by the common interest in the ideal of full employment. Alternative measures for achieving full employment included Keynesian-style fiscal regulation, direct control of manpower, and state control of the means of production. The impetus behind Beveridge''s thinking was social justice and the creation of an ideal new society after the war. The book was written in the context of an eTrade Review‘One of the most important books of the year.’ Sunday Times‘An indispensable handbook, written with simplicity and grace…’ Times Literary Supplement‘The most comprehensive, factually documented survey of the causes of unemployment made throughout the entire industrial era.’ Daily HeraldTable of ContentsPart 1: Introduction and Summary Part 2: Unemployment in Peace Part 3: Full Employment in War Part 4: A Full Employment Policy for Peace Part 5: Internal Implications of Full Employment Part 6: International Implications of Full Employment Part 7: Full Employment and Social Conscience
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Handbook of Heterodox Economics
Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Heterodox Economics presents a comprehensive overview of the latest work on economic theory and policy from a pluralistic' heterodox perspective. Contributions throughout the Handbook explore different theoretical perspectives including: Marxian-radical political economics; Post Keynesian-Sraffian economics; institutionalist-evolutionary economics; feminist economics; social economics; Régulation theory; the Social Structure of Accumulation approach; and ecological economics. They explain the structural properties and dynamics of capitalism, as well as propose economic and social policies for the benefit of the majority of the population. This book aims, firstly, to provide realistic and coherent theoretical frameworks to understand the capitalist economy in a constructive and forward-looking manner. Secondly, it delineates the future directions, as well as the current state, of heterodox economics, and then provides botTable of ContentsPart I: Introduction The State of the Art and Challenges for Heterodox Economics Tae-Hee Jo, Lynne Chester, and Carlo D’Ippoliti Part II: The Theoretical Cores of Heterodox Economics Social Provisioning Process: A Heterodox View of the Economy Tae-Hee Jo and Zdravka Todorova The Social Surplus Approach: Historical Origins and Present State Nuno Ornelas Martins Accumulation Regimes Agnès Labrousse and Sandrine Michel Monetary Theories of Production Marco Veronese Passarella The Principle of Effective Demand: Marx, Kalecki, Keynes, and Beyond Eckhard Hein Heterodox Theories of Value: A Brief History Ajit Sinha Theories of Prices and Alternative Economic Paradigms Carlo D’Ippoliti Heterodox Theories of Distribution Scott Carter The Micro-Macro Link in Heterodox Economics Claudius Gräbner and Jakob Kapeller Part III: The Anatomy of Capitalism Society and Its Institutions John F. Henry Heterodox Economics and Theories of Interactive Agency Mary V. Wrenn Households in Heterodox Economic Theory Zdravka Todorova A Heterodox Theory of the Business Enterprise Tae-Hee Jo Heterodox Theories of Business Competition and Market Governance Tuna Baskoy A Marxian Understanding of the nature and Form of Dominant Capitalist Legal Institutions Lorraine Talbot Money and Monetary Regimes Pavlina R. Tcherneva Banks in Developing Countries Radha Upadhyaya Shadow Banking Benjamin Wilhelm The Informal Economy in Theory and Policy: Prospects for Well-being Elizabeth Hill Inequality and Poverty Marcella Corsi and Giulio Guarini Part IV: The Dynamics of the Capitalist Socio-Economic Structure The Accumulation of Capital: An Analytical and Historical Overview Ramaa Vasudevan A Heterodox Reconstruction of Trade Theory Yan Liang Analyzing the Organization of Global Production: Thoughts from the Periphery Víctor Ramiro Fernández and Gabriel Brondino Labor Processes and Outcomes: An Institutional-Heterodox Framework Siobhan Austen Heterodox Theories of the Business Cycle Matías Vernengo Heterodox Theories of Economic Growth Özgür Orhangazi Financialization and the Crises of Capitalism Petra Dünhaupt Theories of International Development: The Post Keynesian and Marxian Alternatives John Marangos Energy, Environment, and the Economy Anders Ekeland and Bent Arne Sæther Part V: Transforming the Capitalist Social Provisioning Process An Exit Strategy from Capitalism’s Ecological Crisis Lynne Chester Restructuring Financial Systems with Human Advancement in Mind Wesley C. Marshall Rethinking the Role of the State Anna Klimina The Twenty-First Century Capitalist Revolution: How the Governance of Large Firms Shapes Prosperity and Inequality Jordan Brennan Achieving Full Employment: History, Theory, and Policy John Marsh, Timothy Sharpe, and Bruce Philp Social Welfare and Social Control Andrew Cumbers and Robert McMaster Part VI: Conclusion Heterodox Economics as a Living Body of Knowledge: Community, (In)Commensurability, Critical Engagement, and Pluralism Jamie Morgan and John Embery
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Theories of International Economics
Book SynopsisInternational economic theories emerged within particular social, economic and political frameworks and were developed as solutions to the problems of contemporary economics. In order to understand the increasingly complex and interdependent state of today's international economy, we need to realise the importance of those theories that came before. However, many international economics textbooks do not place the theories they discuss within this historical context.Theories of International Economics aims to redress the balance by taking a pluralistic approach, presenting with authority both orthodox and heterodox international economic theories. Each chapter shows the necessarily interdependent nature of schools of international economic theories by including an historical component that shows how each school of thought developed, why it developed and what it has to say about the contemporary world. This text examines a wide range of theories with an emphasis on theTrade Review'This remarkable book sets out the theories of international trade of no fewer than eleven schools of thought, from mercantilism to feminism, taking in Ricardo, Marx, Veblen, Hayek, Keynes, Krugman and many others on the way. It is an outstanding example of what can be achieved by taking a pluralist approach to economic theory, and it should be read by anyone with the slightest interest in international economics.' — John E. King La Trobe University and Federation University Australia‘Theories of International Economics offers a masterly and comprehensive guide in clear and accessible terms. It's quite a journey - from mercantilism to feminism - but in contrast with other surveys Lichtenstein keeps past histories and global diversities well in mind. In that way his book is balanced, critical and highly recommended.’ — Terrell Carver, Professor of Political Theory, University of Bristol, UK‘This text is a rare gem. It has everything you need: historical context, thorough coverage of contemporary issues, careful treatment of orthodox and heterodox approaches and lucid prose throughout.’ — William M. Dugger, Professor of Economics, The University of Tulsa, USA'This is just the type of pluralist textbook that is now increasingly in demand. Peter Lichtenstein offers an admirably broad-ranging account of several different approaches to international economics, building on an account of the history of thought in this area and of the real economic context. The text will be welcome, not only to students seeking an accessible pluralist text, but also to the general reader.' — Sheila Dow, Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Stirling and Adjunct Professor of Economics at the University of Victoria, UK‘The financial crisis has given support to the suspicion that economic orthodoxy has become stagnant and irrelevant. Lichtenstein’s book offers a unique and sorely-needed alternative that not only does a marvelous job in capturing the essence of mainstream and heterodox theory, but in a manner that is clear and set in the relevant historical, institutional, and social context. It should be on every pluralist's bookshelf.’ — John T. Harvey, Professor of Economics, Texas Christian University, USATable of Contents1 Introduction 2 Mercantilism and Neo-Mercantilism 3 Classical Trade Theory –Smith and Ricardo 4 Neoclassical Trade Theory 5 The New Orthodoxy – Trade Theory Recast 6 Classical and Keynesian International Economics 7 Austrian International Economics 8 Institutionalist International Economics 9 Post Keynesian International Economics 10 Marxian Theories of Imperialism and Capitalist Development 11 Marxian and Sraffian Theories of Unequal Exchange 12 Gender and Feminist Trade Theory
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Taylor & Francis Inc Prosperity and Depression
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Classics in Institutional Economics Part II
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Mercantilist Theory and Practice
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