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Book SynopsisWith formidable challenges facing Europe today, effective and well-designed structural reforms are key to shaping Europe?'s future. This book examines the achievements and failures of past structural policies so that new concepts can adapt to address remaining and newly emerging challenges with greater success. Tangible policy advice is offered in the original contributions to this book, re-assessing past ?'moments of truth'? in European structural policy. The book focuses on the area of Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE), not least because this region has been largely successful through a profound transition period. Highlighting the social aspects and distributional effects of reforms that go beyond liberalization and deregulation, the book covers key issues facing Europe in the future, particularly those arising from technological innovation. Structural Reforms for Growth and Cohesion will prove a useful book for academic researchers looking into European policy progress and reform. Indeed, it will also be a vital reference tool for policymakers seeking to deepen their understanding of the challenges facing a modern Europe and how these can be tackled.Contributors include: O. Causa, L. Csaba, O. Dreute, G. Fischer, J.-M. Frie, H. Gabrisch, M. Ghodsi, J. Grübler, S. Guriev, V. Isaila, J. Makúch, A. Mungiu-Pippidi, E. Nowotny, S. Puntscher Riekman, P. Ramskogler, O. Reiter, D. Ritzberger-Grünwald, J. Rusnok, H. Schuberth, H. Schweiger, R. Stehrer, P. Strzelecki, D. Taglioni, L. Vinhas de Souza, B. ViragTable of ContentsContents: PART I A modern take on structural reforms 1. Past and future reform challenges for CESEE and Europe at large Ewald Nowotny, Doris Ritzberger-Grünwald and Helene Schuberth 2. Revisiting transition reform Sergei Guriev 3. Europe’s moments of truth: wicked crises, good and bad consequences Sonja Puntscher Riekmann 4. Social Europe: the pillar of social rights Georg Fischer PART II Technological change and innovation: heterogeneous growth opportunities across countries 5. Innovation in the CESEE region: the role of business environment, financing and reforms Helena Schweiger 6. Squaring the circle: the EU and the challenge of delivering better policies for a globalized world Daria Taglioni 7. Non-tariff measures for better or worse Mahdi Ghodsi, Julia Gruebler, Oliver Reiter and Robert Stehrer PART III The winner takes it all? Distributional effects of reforms 8. Structural reforms and income distribution: an empirical analysis Orsetta Causa 9. Labour market hierarchies and the unemployment-wage nexus in CESEE and in the EU Paul Ramskogler PART IV Past and current reform strategies in Europe 10. Structural reforms in Slovakia: past and present (never-ending story …) Jozef Makúch 11. Crisis management and economic policy shifts in Hungary after 2010 Barnabás Virág 12. Ensuring monetary and financial stability in the Czech Republic Jirí Rusnok 13. Sustainable pension reforms: what can we learn from the experiences of Poland and other EU countries? Paweł A. Strzelecki 14. Europeanization meets transformation: a political economy approach to transition Alina Mungiu-Pippidi PART V Reforming EU frameworks or EU countries? 15. Reforms in the EU: the interface of national and Community levels Lázló Csaba 16. Reflections on a public risk-sharing capacity for the Euro area Hubert Gabrisch 17. Reviving convergence: making EU member states fit for joining the Euro area Lúcio Vinhas de Souza, Oliver Dreute, Vladimir Isaila and Jan-Martin Frie Index

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Book SynopsisThis Companion is a comprehensive introduction to Modern Money Theory (MMT), covering a wide variety of topics from the nature and origins of money, to the fundamentals of government spending and taxation, to the application of MMT in developed and developing countries.

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Book SynopsisThe rapid integration of global governments, businesses and capital has faced a dramatic and often hostile backlash in recent years. As populist agendas worldwide gain momentum, Deglobalization 2.0 explores the key drivers of reactionary movements. From the 'Make America Great Again' movement in the US, to Continental European populism, Peter van Bergeijk explains the critical catalysts of anti-globalization sentiment. Through a historical lens, this book draws out similarities and differences between contemporary developments and the economic crises of the 1930s, offering a unique understanding of the political and economic drivers of deglobalization. Focusing on wealth inequality, social uncertainty and international competition for economic supremacy, van Bergeijk examines and offers answers for the lacunae in the globalization debate. Provocative, insightful and accessible, this book confronts the deglobalization issue as a matter of real urgency and is thus vital reading for policy makers and managers working in international affairs and economic relations. It also offers guidance for academics in international economics and relations moving into the uncharted territory of deglobalization processes.Trade Review'This is an insightful and thought-provoking book that ranges widely in its analysis of deglobalization. All students of the international economy should read the latest work of this well-respected economist.' --Andrew K. Rose, University of California, Berkeley, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Spoilers 2. Setting the stage 3. Deglobalization is not new! 4. What drives deglobalization? 5. Is deglobalization good or bad? 6. The future of deglobalization References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces readers to some key concepts in post-Keynesian and heterodox economics, in particular the importance of finance in relation to income distribution and growth. The book explores various aspects of financialization, such as its role in pension funds, and explores its consequences especially in developing economies. Readers will recognize other key concepts such as the role of banks, and the effectiveness of monetary policy and its transmission mechanism, and unconventional policies, such as quantitative easing. Considerable space is given to income inequality, a topic that has become increasingly important. Authors explore the growing importance of household debt, and policies that could address inequality. Finally, the book discusses the rising importance of dualism, a much under-researched topic in heterodox economics. Policy makers and scholars alike, especially those in Heterodox Economics, will find the book a much need addition to the field.Trade Review'This invaluable collection brings together the work of the world's leading Post-Keynesian thinkers. With great verve and originality the contributors take on most of the pressing theoretical and policy issues or our time-finance and financialization, monetary policy, economic growth, distribution, and economic dualism. This book belongs on the shelf of academic macroeconomists, their students, and every politician seeking insight and inspiration that will help get us out of the present morass.' --Ilene Grabel, University of Denver, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Louis-Philippe Rochon and Virginie Monvoisin PART I POST-KEYNESIAN VIEWS ON FINANCE AND FINANCIALIZATION 1. Measuring finance for the economy and finance for finance Marcello Spanò 2. Economic limits of the originate to distribute model of banking Óscar Dejuán and John S. L. McCombie 3. Private pension funds in emerging economies: From broken promises to financialisation Bruno Bonizzi and Diego Guevara 4. Financialization and bancarization of Argentina, Brazil and Mexico: the financial services transformations as from the post-crisis period Alicia Girón and Marcia Solorza PART II POST-KEYNESIAN VIEWS ON Distribution and Growth 5. Macroeconomic implications of inequality and household debt: European evidence Jonathan Perraton 6. How can policy tackle inequality in 21st century? Hanna Szymborska 7. Economic policies and growth regimes in France (1974-2016) Hélène de Largentaye and Renaud du Tertre 8. Non-conventional fiscal rules in a Kaleckian model of growth and income distribution with external debt Pablo G. Bortz, Gabriel Michelena, and Fernando Toledo PART III POST-KEYNESIAN VIEWS ON Monetary Policy 9. The transmission of monetary policy in the US: Testing the credit channel and the role of endogenous money Nathan Perry and Carlos Schönerwald 10. Corporate debt expansion in emerging countries after 2008: Profile, determinants and policy implications Cristiano Duarte 11. From trillemma to dilemma: monetary policy after Bretton Woods Hasan Cömert 12. Shifting frames of the expert debate: Quantitative Easing, international Macro-finance and the potential impact of Post-Keynesian Scholarship Max Nagel and Matthias Thiemann PART IV SOME NOTES ON THE DUAL ECONOMY Introduction Helene Delargentaye 13. Dualism: more or less? David Leadbeater 14. Do the robots come to liberate us or to deepen our inequality? The uncertain macrostructural foundations of the robotic age Arpita Bhattacharjee and Gary Dymski Index

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Book SynopsisProviding a broad overview of the impact of COVID-19 on economic development, this timely book closely examines the macroeconomic aspects of economic development and the design of monetary policies including under extreme crises. Raghbendra Jha expertly introduces the subject, highlighting the links between economic growth and macroeconomic stability and illustrates a snapshot of economic development. Thoughtful discussions on measurements and limitations of the Human Development Index as well as the role of institutions and the design for monetary policy are also thoroughly reviewed. Furthermore, the book considers the open economy aspects of economic development and the challenges experienced following the global COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The insightful overview of this evolving subject will be crucial reading for scholars interested in economic development, undergraduate and graduate students of economics, as well as economics scholars more broadly. Policymakers, both nationally and internationally, will find the discussions surrounding the design of monetary policies informative and illuminating.Trade Review‘Jha has written the ultimate book for the student, teacher or researcher working on the theory and practice of macroeconomics in developing countries. While it is a comprehensive book, covering almost every important topic in macro decision-making one can think of, it is written in an easily-accessible manner for both students not fully familiar with the subject and researchers actively working in this area. The range of topics covered is very wide – fiscal policy, financial inclusion and financial institutions, the unique aspects of monetary theory as applied to low and middle-income countries, as well as the foundations of stochastic general equilibrium macro models. There’s even a chapter on the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economies of developing countries! In his usual style, Jha covers all the important points one needs to know in a particular topic – the theory underlying the topic, the historical context and the evolution of the literature in that area, any empirical debates or controversies, and the implications for public policies. Jha’s book is a tour de force in the field of macro-development – a must-read book that should be on any graduate development economic course syllabus!’ -- Anil Deolalikar, University of California Riverside, US‘Professor Raghbendra Jha is an eminent macroeconomist. In my opinion, this is perhaps the only book which blends a complete mastery over macroeconomic theory with a profound understanding of policies in the context of developing economies. The author’s own outstanding contributions to a wide range of topics are combined with a deep understanding of how macroeconomic theory must be adapted to enhance human well-being. The book sets high standards of analytical rigour with admirably lucid exposition of complex topics and concepts. Graduate students, researchers and policymakers will benefit immensely from a careful reading of this outstanding book.’ -- Raghav Gaiha, University of Pennsylvania, US‘Clear, concise, and comprehensive in coverage! Macroeconomics for Development explains in accessible language the use of the tools of macroeconomics in stabilising output at full employment. The emphasis is on developing countries but the issues raised are relevant to all nations.’ -- Satish Chand, University of New South Wales, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: less developed countries and macroeconomics 2. Development indicators at the global level 3. Finance, institutions and economic development 4. The design of monetary policy for development 5. Fiscal policy 6. Facets of macroeconomic policymaking in open economies 7. Microeconomic foundations for stochastic general equilibrium macro models 8. Economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for the developing world 9. Macroeconomic policies in the current global context Index

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Book SynopsisProviding a broad overview of the impact of COVID-19 on economic development, this timely book closely examines the macroeconomic aspects of economic development and the design of monetary policies including under extreme crises. Raghbendra Jha expertly introduces the subject, highlighting the links between economic growth and macroeconomic stability and illustrates a snapshot of economic development. Thoughtful discussions on measurements and limitations of the Human Development Index as well as the role of institutions and the design for monetary policy are also thoroughly reviewed. Furthermore, the book considers the open economy aspects of economic development and the challenges experienced following the global COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The insightful overview of this evolving subject will be crucial reading for scholars interested in economic development, undergraduate and graduate students of economics, as well as economics scholars more broadly. Policymakers, both nationally and internationally, will find the discussions surrounding the design of monetary policies informative and illuminating.Trade Review‘Jha has written the ultimate book for the student, teacher or researcher working on the theory and practice of macroeconomics in developing countries. While it is a comprehensive book, covering almost every important topic in macro decision-making one can think of, it is written in an easily-accessible manner for both students not fully familiar with the subject and researchers actively working in this area. The range of topics covered is very wide – fiscal policy, financial inclusion and financial institutions, the unique aspects of monetary theory as applied to low and middle-income countries, as well as the foundations of stochastic general equilibrium macro models. There’s even a chapter on the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economies of developing countries! In his usual style, Jha covers all the important points one needs to know in a particular topic – the theory underlying the topic, the historical context and the evolution of the literature in that area, any empirical debates or controversies, and the implications for public policies. Jha’s book is a tour de force in the field of macro-development – a must-read book that should be on any graduate development economic course syllabus!’ -- Anil Deolalikar, University of California Riverside, US‘Professor Raghbendra Jha is an eminent macroeconomist. In my opinion, this is perhaps the only book which blends a complete mastery over macroeconomic theory with a profound understanding of policies in the context of developing economies. The author’s own outstanding contributions to a wide range of topics are combined with a deep understanding of how macroeconomic theory must be adapted to enhance human well-being. The book sets high standards of analytical rigour with admirably lucid exposition of complex topics and concepts. Graduate students, researchers and policymakers will benefit immensely from a careful reading of this outstanding book.’ -- Raghav Gaiha, University of Pennsylvania, US‘Clear, concise, and comprehensive in coverage! Macroeconomics for Development explains in accessible language the use of the tools of macroeconomics in stabilising output at full employment. The emphasis is on developing countries but the issues raised are relevant to all nations.’ -- Satish Chand, University of New South Wales, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: less developed countries and macroeconomics 2. Development indicators at the global level 3. Finance, institutions and economic development 4. The design of monetary policy for development 5. Fiscal policy 6. Facets of macroeconomic policymaking in open economies 7. Microeconomic foundations for stochastic general equilibrium macro models 8. Economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for the developing world 9. Macroeconomic policies in the current global context Index

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Book SynopsisProductivity Perspectives offers a timely and stimulating social science view on the productivity debate, drawing on the work of the ESRC funded Productivity Insights Network. The book examines the drivers and inhibitors of UK productivity growth in the light of international evidence, and the resulting dramatic slowdown and flatlining of productivity growth in the UK. The reasons for this so-called productivity puzzle are not well understood, and this book advances explanations and insights on these issues from different disciplinary and methodological perspectives. It will be of value to all those interested in, and engaging with, the challenge of slowing productivity growth. This book will be essential and insightful reading for academics across the social sciences, business leaders and policy makers working on the productivity puzzle. Written in an accessible manner, it will also be of interest to a wide audience in government, the private sector and civil society. Contributors include: M. Abreu, J. Cook, I. Docherty, G. Dymski, B. Gardiner, D. Hardy, R. Harris, A. Henley, R. Huggins, H. Izushi, R. Lewney, K. Lisenkova, C. Mason, P. McCann, L. McSorley, J. Nelles, K. Newsome, V. Sena, I. Sprackling, T. Vorley, D. WaiteTrade Review'Productivity, what determines it and how to boost it, is one of the great challenges in contemporary economics. This book offers us a hike along the frontiers of current thinking on the productivity puzzle, guided by a team of leading researchers.' --Murray Sherwin, New Zealand Productivity Commission, New Zealand'This book rightly identifies low productivity growth as the central policy challenge of this time and brings a truly broad and diverse set of perspectives to bear on this issue, leading to many fresh insights.' --Robert Inklaar, University of Groningen, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to Productivity Perspectives 1 Philip McCann and Tim Vorley 2 Productivity perspectives: observations from the UK and the international arena 18 Philip McCann 3 Measuring productivity 48 Vania Sena 4 FDI, capital and investment markets 78 Richard Harris 5 Innovation and productivity: a multi-perspective assessment 103 Robert Huggins and Hiro Izushi 6 Small business growth and productivity 129 Andrew Henley 7 Productivity and the UK’s deficiency in scale-ups 147 Colin Mason 8 Human capital, skills and productivity 174 Maria Abreu 9 Demographic ageing and productivity 190 Katerina Lisenkova 10 Inequality, well-being and (inclusive) productivity growth 206 Leaza McSorley 11 Contemporary work and employment and the productivity puzzle 224 Kirsty Newsome and Tim Vorley 12 Regional and city productivity debates: insights from work undertaken by Cambridge Econometrics 243 Ben Gardiner and Richard Lewney 13 Infrastructure and productivity 255 Iain Docherty and David Waite 14 From silos to systems: insights and implications for productivity policy 274 Tim Vorley and Jen Nelles 15 Productivity policy review 293 Jonathan Cook, Dan Hardy and Imogen Sprackling 16 The UK productivity paradox and the governance of UK science and technology policy: lessons from California? 324 Gary Dymski Index 363

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Book SynopsisProductivity Perspectives offers a timely and stimulating social science view on the productivity debate, drawing on the work of the ESRC funded Productivity Insights Network. The book examines the drivers and inhibitors of UK productivity growth in the light of international evidence, and the resulting dramatic slowdown and flatlining of productivity growth in the UK. The reasons for this so-called productivity puzzle are not well understood, and this book advances explanations and insights on these issues from different disciplinary and methodological perspectives. It will be of value to all those interested in, and engaging with, the challenge of slowing productivity growth. This book will be essential and insightful reading for academics across the social sciences, business leaders and policy makers working on the productivity puzzle. Written in an accessible manner, it will also be of interest to a wide audience in government, the private sector and civil society. Contributors include: M. Abreu, J. Cook, I. Docherty, G. Dymski, B. Gardiner, D. Hardy, R. Harris, A. Henley, R. Huggins, H. Izushi, R. Lewney, K. Lisenkova, C. Mason, P. McCann, L. McSorley, J. Nelles, K. Newsome, V. Sena, I. Sprackling, T. Vorley, D. WaiteTrade Review'Productivity, what determines it and how to boost it, is one of the great challenges in contemporary economics. This book offers us a hike along the frontiers of current thinking on the productivity puzzle, guided by a team of leading researchers.' --Murray Sherwin, New Zealand Productivity Commission, New Zealand'This book rightly identifies low productivity growth as the central policy challenge of this time and brings a truly broad and diverse set of perspectives to bear on this issue, leading to many fresh insights.' --Robert Inklaar, University of Groningen, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to Productivity Perspectives 1 Philip McCann and Tim Vorley 2 Productivity perspectives: observations from the UK and the international arena 18 Philip McCann 3 Measuring productivity 48 Vania Sena 4 FDI, capital and investment markets 78 Richard Harris 5 Innovation and productivity: a multi-perspective assessment 103 Robert Huggins and Hiro Izushi 6 Small business growth and productivity 129 Andrew Henley 7 Productivity and the UK’s deficiency in scale-ups 147 Colin Mason 8 Human capital, skills and productivity 174 Maria Abreu 9 Demographic ageing and productivity 190 Katerina Lisenkova 10 Inequality, well-being and (inclusive) productivity growth 206 Leaza McSorley 11 Contemporary work and employment and the productivity puzzle 224 Kirsty Newsome and Tim Vorley 12 Regional and city productivity debates: insights from work undertaken by Cambridge Econometrics 243 Ben Gardiner and Richard Lewney 13 Infrastructure and productivity 255 Iain Docherty and David Waite 14 From silos to systems: insights and implications for productivity policy 274 Tim Vorley and Jen Nelles 15 Productivity policy review 293 Jonathan Cook, Dan Hardy and Imogen Sprackling 16 The UK productivity paradox and the governance of UK science and technology policy: lessons from California? 324 Gary Dymski Index 363

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Book SynopsisThe second edition of this important textbook introduces students to the fundamental ideas of heterodox economics. It is written in a clear way by top heterodox scholars. This introductory book offers not only a critique of the dominant approach to economics, but also presents a positive and constructive alternative. Students interested in an explanation of the real world will find the heterodox approach not only satisfying, but ultimately better able to explain a money-using economy prone to periods of instability and crises.Key features of this textbook include: A non-conventional understanding of economic analysis on a number of relevant topics A new analysis of the state of macroeconomics Deep and convincing criticism of orthodox thinking Discussion of the crucial importance of money, banking and finance today New discussions of the theories of consumption and investment Analysis of the roots of the 2008 global financial crisis A presentation of the features of sustainable development. Students of economics at all levels can use this textbook to deepen their understanding of the heterodox approach, the fundamental roots of the 2008 global financial crisis and the need to rethink economics afresh.Trade Review‘This book is a comprehensive textbook of macroeconomics that can be easily regarded as one of the top scholarly contributions made in recent years to introduce readers to the realm of political economy. Contributors include among the best Keynesian economists and historians of economic thought. This book pushes the frontier of knowledge and its reading seems to be a required step for the inquisitive reader.’ -- Andrea Carrera, Review of Political Economy'The challenges of ameliorating enduring inequalities and supporting an inclusive recovery from the Covid-19 crisis necessitate new understandings of macroeconomic dynamics and policy innovations. This invaluable volume brings together some of the world's leading macroeconomists to advance these critical aims at what may turn out to be a turning point in the profession.' -- Ilene Grabel, University of Denver, US, author of When Things Don’t Fall Apart: Global Financial Governance and Developmental Finance in an Age of Productive Incoherence'Now that this excellent heterodox book is into a second edition there are only two choices; read it, or continue to be ''deceived by economists''.' -- John Smithin, York University and Aurora Philosophy Institute/Institut philosophie Aurora, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: the urgent need for a heterodox approach to economic analysis 1 Louis-Philippe Rochon and Sergio Rossi PART I ECONOMICS, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS 1 What is economics? 25 Louis-Philippe Rochon and Sergio Rossi 2 The state of macroeconomics 51 Louis-Philippe Rochon and Sergio Rossi 3 The history of economic theories 80 Heinrich Bortis 4 Monetary economies of production 122 Louis-Philippe Rochon PART II MONEY, BANKS AND FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 5 Money and banking 151 Marc Lavoie and Mario Seccareccia 6 The financial system 176 Jan Toporowski 7 Central banking and monetary policy 200 Louis-Philippe Rochon and Sergio Rossi PART III THE MACROECONOMICS OF THE SHORT AND LONG RUN 8 Theories of consumption 233 Stavros A. Drakopoulos 9 Theories of investment 268 Thomas Dallery 10 Aggregate demand 307 Jesper Jespersen 11 Inflation and unemployment 331 Alvaro Cencini and Sergio Rossi 12 The role of fiscal policy 355 Malcolm Sawyer 13 Economic growth and development 376 Mark Setterfield 14 Wealth distribution 402 Omar Hamouda PART IV INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY 15 International trade and development 437 Robert A. Blecker 16 Balance-of-payments constrained growth 469 John McCombie and Nat Tharnpanich 17 European monetary union 494 Sergio Rossi PART V RECENT TRENDS 18 Financialization 517 Gerald A. Epstein 19 Imbalances and crises 540 Robert Guttmann 20 Sustainable development 566 Richard P.F. Holt 21 Conclusion: do we need microfoundations for macroeconomics? 593 John King Answers 618 Index 633

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Book SynopsisThe second edition of this important textbook introduces students to the fundamental ideas of heterodox economics. It is written in a clear way by top heterodox scholars. This introductory book offers not only a critique of the dominant approach to economics, but also presents a positive and constructive alternative. Students interested in an explanation of the real world will find the heterodox approach not only satisfying, but ultimately better able to explain a money-using economy prone to periods of instability and crises.Key features of this textbook include: A non-conventional understanding of economic analysis on a number of relevant topics A new analysis of the state of macroeconomics Deep and convincing criticism of orthodox thinking Discussion of the crucial importance of money, banking and finance today New discussions of the theories of consumption and investment Analysis of the roots of the 2008 global financial crisis A presentation of the features of sustainable development. Students of economics at all levels can use this textbook to deepen their understanding of the heterodox approach, the fundamental roots of the 2008 global financial crisis and the need to rethink economics afresh.Trade Review‘This book is a comprehensive textbook of macroeconomics that can be easily regarded as one of the top scholarly contributions made in recent years to introduce readers to the realm of political economy. Contributors include among the best Keynesian economists and historians of economic thought. This book pushes the frontier of knowledge and its reading seems to be a required step for the inquisitive reader.’ -- Andrea Carrera, Review of Political Economy'The challenges of ameliorating enduring inequalities and supporting an inclusive recovery from the Covid-19 crisis necessitate new understandings of macroeconomic dynamics and policy innovations. This invaluable volume brings together some of the world's leading macroeconomists to advance these critical aims at what may turn out to be a turning point in the profession.' -- Ilene Grabel, University of Denver, US, author of When Things Don’t Fall Apart: Global Financial Governance and Developmental Finance in an Age of Productive Incoherence'Now that this excellent heterodox book is into a second edition there are only two choices; read it, or continue to be ''deceived by economists''.' -- John Smithin, York University and Aurora Philosophy Institute/Institut philosophie Aurora, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: the urgent need for a heterodox approach to economic analysis 1 Louis-Philippe Rochon and Sergio Rossi PART I ECONOMICS, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS 1 What is economics? 25 Louis-Philippe Rochon and Sergio Rossi 2 The state of macroeconomics 51 Louis-Philippe Rochon and Sergio Rossi 3 The history of economic theories 80 Heinrich Bortis 4 Monetary economies of production 122 Louis-Philippe Rochon PART II MONEY, BANKS AND FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 5 Money and banking 151 Marc Lavoie and Mario Seccareccia 6 The financial system 176 Jan Toporowski 7 Central banking and monetary policy 200 Louis-Philippe Rochon and Sergio Rossi PART III THE MACROECONOMICS OF THE SHORT AND LONG RUN 8 Theories of consumption 233 Stavros A. Drakopoulos 9 Theories of investment 268 Thomas Dallery 10 Aggregate demand 307 Jesper Jespersen 11 Inflation and unemployment 331 Alvaro Cencini and Sergio Rossi 12 The role of fiscal policy 355 Malcolm Sawyer 13 Economic growth and development 376 Mark Setterfield 14 Wealth distribution 402 Omar Hamouda PART IV INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY 15 International trade and development 437 Robert A. Blecker 16 Balance-of-payments constrained growth 469 John McCombie and Nat Tharnpanich 17 European monetary union 494 Sergio Rossi PART V RECENT TRENDS 18 Financialization 517 Gerald A. Epstein 19 Imbalances and crises 540 Robert Guttmann 20 Sustainable development 566 Richard P.F. Holt 21 Conclusion: do we need microfoundations for macroeconomics? 593 John King Answers 618 Index 633

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Book SynopsisHow can financial flows help the EU fulfil its mandate to promote economic, social and territorial cohesion, and solidarity among Member States enshrined in the EU Treaty? Dissecting the complexity of cohesion, this book examines the factors that matter most for the functioning of the Economic and Monetary Union and the convergence of Central, Eastern and Southeastern European (CESEE) countries. This insightful and timely book brings together central bankers, policy makers and academics to discuss how to best advance and fund the catching-up process of the euro area and CESEE countries. Focusing on a modern understanding of industrial policy - which fosters skills, innovation and infrastructure - contributors highlight how the EU's regional policy can better meet persistent investments needs. Critical and comprehensive, this book is crucial reading for researchers at all levels focusing on policy reform in emerging European economies. Central bankers and policy experts in public or international organizations will also benefit from this book's contemporary perspective on monetary and industrial policies.Trade Review'This volume draws the links between social cohesion within European countries and economic convergence to their best performing peers. It deals comprehensively with various dimensions of the catching-up process of middle-income countries in Europe. While the countries in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE) survived the financial crisis reasonably better than the periphery of the euro area, both need to adjust to new external conditions. With this formidable challenge in mind, the authors present sophisticated appraisals of the central questions and provide incisive analyses of the policy implications for individual CESEE countries and for the euro area and its member states. This book is of great topical relevance and deserves to command a wide audience including both specialists and non-specialists.' --Pierre Moscovici, European Commission, Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and CustomsTable of ContentsContents: PART I Financing economic and social cohesion 1. Funding European solidarity Ewald Nowotny, Doris Ritzberger-Grünwald, Helene Schuberth 2. The role of the European Union in fostering convergence Benoît Cœuré PART II The role of monetary policy in catching-up 3. Monetary policy and catching-up in CESEE Anita Angelovska Bezhoska 4. Some considerations about the impact of monetary policy on economic convergence Mugur Isărescu 5. Nominal versus real convergence: Bulgaria’s practical approach toward euro adoption Dimitar Radev PART III Cohesion within and between countries 6. Strengthening economic convergence in Europe Jeffrey D. Sachs 7. Trust and cohesion in Europe: lessons from the Delian League Athanasios Orphanides PART IV The role of the EU budget 8. The next EU budget and the financing of cohesion policy Sándor Richter 9. Strengthening added value and sustainability-orientation in the EU budget Margit Schratzenstaller-Altzinger 10. EU budget: How to deliver more with less? The case for financial instruments Stéphane Saurel PART V Industrial policy and investment 11. Deindustrialization, job polarization and ageing in emerging Europe Ralph De Haas, Martin Höflmayr 12. Mind the gap: How does the flow of EU funds match structural investment gaps in CESEE? Tomáš Slačík 13. Improving host countries’ investment environment: Is the national supply side really the right focus? Andrew Watt Index

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Book SynopsisA Modern Guide to State Intervention investigates the impact of the changing role of the state, offering an alternative political economy for the third decade of the twenty-first century. Building on important factors including history, the role of institutions, society and economic structures, this Modern Guide considers economic and administrative interventions towards changing the destabilised status quo of modern societies. Exploring a variety of theoretical approaches, chapters offer sustainable growth-inducing policies and proposals to address important challenges in this era of neoliberal globalization and financialization. With key contributions by distinguished academics in the field, the book evaluates past efforts and policies and critiques failed perspectives. A critical read for political economics scholars wishing to look beyond orthodox perspectives, this book highlights key areas of contention in modern economic policies. This will also be a vital book for policy-makers and economists looking ahead to a more sustainable economic atmosphere.Trade Review'The severity of socio-economic problems facing advanced and developing economies calls for new thinking about the role of the state. This volume brings together an impressive collection of innovative analyses of how the state (at the national and international levels) can evolve to promote more sustainable economies and more equitable societies.' --Sheila C. Dow, University of Stirling, UK'A landmark in innovative thinking about theory and policy and the role of government in both developing and developed economies. Starting from the state in much of the world at the moment, in which large multinational oligopolies dominate decision making, the editors and contributors analyse the emergence of unstable economic, political and social processes associated with the imposition of neoliberal theory and policies. The latter are based on a number of planks, most of which are fallacious, especially the need for austerity programs, deregulation of financial and real markets and unrestrained international capital flows.' --from the Foreword by Geoffrey C. HarcourtTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Geoff Harcourt Introduction: The Role of Government Nikolaos Karagiannis and John E. King Part I Philosophical and Theoretical Aspects 1. Policy and State in Complexity Economics Wolfram Elsner 2. State and Public Sector: Key Economic and Politico-institutional Aspects of Modern Intervention Nikolaos Karagiannis, Zagros Madjd-Sadjadi and Joanna Bens 3. The Fiscal Responsibilities of Government Malcolm Sawyer 4. Monetary Policy Jan Toporowski Part II Macroeconomic Policies for Sustainable Growth and Prosperity 5. Fiscal Policy and the Government Debt in Alternative Models of Growth and Distribution Amitava Krishna Dutt 6. Economic Development Policy Today: What Has Realistically Remained? Nikolaos Karagiannis and Zagros Madjd-Sadjadi 7. Welfare as Government Intervention Torsten Niechoj 8. Monetary Policy and Central Banks’ Intervention: A Critical Investigation Sergio Rossi 9. Principles Underlying Classical-Keynesian Employment and Distribution Policies Heinrich Bortis Part III Special Issues and Policy Interventions 10. Government Originating and Closing the Circuit Romar Correa 11. What Future for the Euro Without Fiscal Integration? Philip Arestis 12. Are Wages Policies Desirable and Feasible? European Experiences Jesus Ferreiro 13. Guaranteed Jobs Through a Public Service Employment Programme for the United States L. Randall Wray, Flavia Dantas, Scott Fullwiler, Pavlina R. Tcherneva and Stephanie A. Kelton 14. Government Intervention and Educational Equity: Leveraging Educator Preparation Programmes at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Denise Pearson Index

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Book SynopsisTax Tyranny does not aim to give a description of existing tax systems, rather it provides readers with the intellectual instruments which enable them to understand the role of taxation in the workings of economic systems and to evaluate the fairness of taxes. The book begins with a general analysis of the economic effects of taxes. It stresses that they diminish incentives to create, to work, to save or to invest. It also stresses the fact that it is not sufficient to care about the overall burden of taxation in a country, but that it is necessary to do a rigorous analysis of the details and effects of specific taxes. This work is based on rigorous economic theory, and it is a perfect resource for professors and scholars of economics, as well as journalists and politicians worldwide. The author does not use an overly technical approach however, and thus the book is readily accessible to all readers interested in the topic of taxation.Trade Review‘This book remains a must for all those who want to have a clear view on modern tax systems, on the damages they create, and on the kind of opposition that sensible reform projects are going to meet.’ -- Enrico Colombatto, The Independent Review‘The book is written in a non-technical way and accessible to a broad readership. It serves very well as an introductory text for undergraduates, most notably in macroeconomics or public economics, but it also carries a lot of original food for thought that deserve the attention of scholars and tax practitioners.’ -- Jörg Guido Hülsmann, The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics‘This is a broad-ranging book about the many problems of tax, and one that manages the difficult task of being very knowledgeable about taxation, both the theory and practicalities, whilst also being very readable.’ -- Richard Teather, Adam Smith Institute‘Tax Tyranny satisfies the objective it sets itself with aplomb. It offers a superb challenge to the many received wisdoms in tax theory and design and rightly homes in on three fundamental and interrelated problems with tax: its inescapably arbitrary and unfair nature, the discriminatory and capricious character of progressiveness, and the economically ruinous consequences of converting savings and investment into consumption.’ -- Rory Meakin, Economic Affairs'Tax Tyranny by Professor Pascal Salin is a must read for everyone in the ''leave us alone'' coalition. Activists, think tank leaders, and policymakers will find it to be informative on the dangers high taxes pose to the economy and to living daily life free of government controls. It is a masterpiece from one of the greatest living free-market economists.' --Lorenzo Montanari, Americans for Tax Reform, US'Professor Pascal Salin, a noted international economist, understands not only the economics of taxation, he understands human nature. He knows that minor changes, difficult to enforce or even comprehend or quantify, are not good enough. As the former President of Hayek and Friedman's Mont Pèlerin Society, Salin has seen what works around the world in large and small, advanced and developing countries. He understands how we can progress towards freedom and more individual choice. Tax Tyranny enables us to understand what to look for and what changes need to be made for all of us to prosper.' --Edwin J. Feulner, Founder and former President, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, US'The West's tax burden is now unbearable, says the noted French economist Pascal Salin--and it's arbitrary and unfair too, mutilating individual initiative and driving up unemployment. No wonder the public are angry with their politicians--they feel helpless against a system that is driven by a political class who do not understand the damage they do. This book demonstrates powerfully why our economic survival in a competitive world makes tax reform not only urgent, but vital.' --Eamonn Butler, Adam Smith Institute, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. The Destructive Nature Of Taxes 2. The Myth Of Progressive Taxation 3. The Overtaxation Of Capital 4. Immoral And Harmful : Inheritance Taxes 5. The Cascade Of Taxes 6. Capitalism In Peril 7. Freeing Savings 8. A Firm Does Not Pay Taxes 9. Choosing One's Life 10. A European Single Market Without Tax Harmonization 11. Taxes For Which State ? 12. Consent To Taxation? Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisSynthesising Marx’s, Keynes’s and Schumpeter’s theories on wage-price dynamics, effective demand, real innovations and financial markets into a coherent whole, this book goes significantly beyond a consideration of their work in isolation. It focuses on exploring and analysing Goodwin’s integrated Marx-Keynes-Schumpeter system (MKS), approaching this from a historical perspective.Chapters start from Harrod’s and Kaldor’s work, reconsidering prominent demand- and supply-side approaches to Keynesian macro-dynamics, supplemented by Goodwin’s distributive cycle. The book presents a baseline MKS-type model, considering the rigorous treatment of uncertainty, opinion dynamics, the movement from flexicurity to social capitalism and democracy, and a high-order MKS macro-model.The exploration of the MKS model from a historical basis will make this a useful book for macroeconomics and history of economics scholars and students. It will also be helpful for those looking at macrodynamics in more depth.Trade Review’This impressive research on unleashed capitalism is a heritage of the fruitful long collaboration between Flaschel and the late Chiarella. Through rigorous macrodynamic modelling they explore unbalanced growth as ruthless conflict between capital and labor, and conclude that only some sort of social capitalism can rescue the world from disastrous capitalism or socially vested administrative despotism.’ -- - Xue-Zhong (Tony) He, University of Technology Sydney, Australia’This work represents a culmination of the development of the Bielefeld School of macroeconomic thought, with its lead authors being core members of this approach: Peter Flaschel, Reiner Franke, and the late Carl Chiarella. However, it moves beyond their previous work with the addition of younger authors, and it also brings in chapters written by or about others that link this important approach to other approaches, such as stock-flow consistent models, modern Marxist models, and distinctive neoclassical models. This allows for the role of this innovative and distinctive school of thought to be seen in both its most up-to-date form as well as in its relation to other innovative approaches to macroeconomic thought.’ -- - J. Barkley Rosser Jr., James Madison University, US’A tour d’horizon of recent research on complex macroeconomic dynamic systems in the Keynesian tradition. Its 16 chapters (with two invited ones) cover a variety of recent developments, from the seminal Keynes-Metzle-Goodwin synthesis of various traditional sources of endogenous fluctuations to profit-rate cycles of the classical and Marxian type, to the inclusion of Schumpeterian innovation, Minskyan financial fragility and explicit animal spirit dynamics in the form of sentiment processes based upon social influences.’ -- - Thomas Lux, University of Kiel, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1. After the GT: Synthesizing Harrod’s Knife-Edge Growth and Kaldor’s Model of the Trade Cycle Part I Output Expansion, Inflation and Fluctuating Growth from a Supply-Side Angle 2. Keynes-Wicksell-Goodwin Monetary Growth and the Cascade of Stable Matrices Method 3. Output Expansion, Effective Demand and the Conflict about Income Distribution 4. Effective Demand and Real Wage Barriers as Causes of Chronic Inflation 5. The Dynamics of Liquidity / Profit-Rate Cycles With Helmar Nunes Moreira 6. Being Keynesian in the Short Term and Classical in the Long Term. The Traverse to Classical Long-Term Equilibrium Gérard Duménil and Dominique Lévy Part II Firms, Debt and Income Distribution from a Demand-Side Angle 7. Keynes-Metzler-Goodwin (KMG) Model Building. A Baseline Approach to Keynesian Disequilibrium Growth 8. Stock-Flow Consistent Kaleckian Models of Monetary Growth 9. Firms, Asset Markets and Income Distribution: Lance Taylor’s Structuralist Approach With Daniele Tavani 10. Aggregate Demand in Classical-Marxian Growth Models Amitava Dutt 11. A Baseline Model of the Goodwin Marx-Keynes-Schumpeter System Part III The Road Ahead: MKS-type Socio-economic Structures of Capital Accumulation 12. 21th century ‘Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy’ from the historical perspective With Hans-Heinrich Nolte 13. Credit-Driven Investment, Finance and Dual Labor Markets in High-Order Macrodynamics of the MKS type 14. Savings under Uncertainty. A General Model 15. Inflation, Exchange Rate and Opinion Dynamics in a Symmetric Two-Country Framework 16. Harrod/Kaldor-Like Interactions of the Wage/Price-Spiral with Capital Accumulation: Wage-led Marxian Distributive Cycles Index

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook collects a set of academic and accessible chapters to address three questions: What should real estate economists know about macroeconomics? What should macroeconomists know about real estate? What should readers know about the interaction between real estate and macroeconomics? Content is focused on four widely discussed themes: real estate-related wealth and macroeconomics, housing price dynamics and affordability, financial crises and structural change, and non-residential real estate. The chapter authors, active researchers from around the world, present evidence from various countries and datasets that are of interest to audiences across the globe, summarize insights from previous research and shed light on current issues.The Handbook of Real Estate and Macroeconomics assists researchers on the big picture as well as a hot spots in frontier research, and facilitates worldwide policy discussions and analysis for practitioners in financial markets, corporate economists, and policy analysts in governments and NGOs.Trade Review‘Housing is distinct among goods by virtue of its importance in expenditure and welfare, its durability, and its ability to locate and identify its consumer to others (including the government). As a result, the economics of housing is central to many literatures. These include the role of fluctuations in housing construction and prices in business cycles, housing’s impact on financial markets via its role as a store of value and easily collateralized good, and the treatment of housing as a basis for taxation and distribution of government services, especially government produced education. The papers in this Handbook volume span these topics as well as many others. While providing fresh results and insights, the papers also provide a terrific portal to researchers, especially graduate students, considering working in any of these areas.’ -- Mark Bils, University of Rochester, US‘This is an excellent resource for researchers, policymakers, and market practitioners interested in the economics of housing. The Editor, Professor Charles Leung, is a noted figure in the area. He has put together a superb collection of papers covering topics such as the affordability of housing, commercial real estate, and the financial crisis, among other things. The chapters discuss housing in various countries and provide some cross-country comparisons.’ -- Jeremy Greenwood, University of Pennsylvania, US‘An invaluable resource for those interested in one of the hottest areas in economics, the macroeconomics of real estate and household finance.’ -- Robert G. King, Boston University and NBER, US‘The mid-2000s Great Financial Crisis was a reminder to macroeconomists that models which omitted explicit analysis of the economy’s largest tangible asset, an asset that underpins large parts of the financial system, can miss much of what is happening outside the model, in the actual economy. On the flip side, the GFC reminded housing economists of the need to deepen understanding of spillovers from housing to the macroeconomy and financial markets, and other settings such as labor markets and environmental conditions. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has focused economists of every stripe on epidemiology and public health, but housing markets are also once again brought to the fore, as concerns mount about foreclosures, evictions, and distortions in rents and asset prices directly from the pandemic and less directly from the responses to it.Anyone seeking understanding of previous episodes, or looking for insight into the present, or the next crisis, will profit from repeated consultation with this Handbook. The volume gathers a distinguished group of scholars from around the world, and provides a state-of-the-art review of linkages between housing economics and the aggregate economy and its major constituent markets. Individual chapters provide reviews of the latest modeling tools as well as case studies, in a wide range of international settings, at different levels of income and urbanization. Highly recommended.’ -- Stephen Malpezzi, University of Wisconsin, Madison, US‘This book gathers a great collection of papers on real estate that contains valuable insights for both academics and practitioners.’ -- Sergio Rebelo, Northwestern University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Handbook of Real Estate and Macroeconomics x Charles Ka Yui Leung PART I REAL ESTATE-RELATED WEALTH AND MACROECONOMICS 1 Real estate market and consumption: macro and micro evidence of Japan 2 Kazuo Ogawa 2 The Bank of Japan as a real estate tycoon: large-scale REIT purchases 21 Takahiro Hattori and Jiro Yoshida 3 Land and macroeconomics 39 Prasad Sankar Bhattacharya PART II HOUSING PRICE DYNAMICS AND AFFORDABILITY 4 Affordable housing conundrum in India 83 Piyush Tiwari and Jyoti Shukla 5 Residential location and education in the United States 106 Eric A. Hanushek and Kuzey Yilmaz 6 Testing for real estate bubbles 137 Eric Girardin and Roselyne Joyeux 7 Disaggregating house price dynamics 165 Rose Neng Lai and Robert A. Van Order 8 The effect of macroeconomic uncertainty on housing returns and volatility: evidence from US state-level data 206 Reneé van Eyden, Rangan Gupta, Christophe André and Xin Sheng PART III FINANCIAL CRISIS AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE 9 Financial crisis and the U.S. mortgage markets – a review 240 Sumit Agarwal and Sandeep Varshneya 10 Is housing still the business cycle? Perhaps not. 269 Richard K. Green 11 International macroeconomic aspect of housing 284 Joe Cho Yiu Ng 12 How did the asset markets change after the Global Financial Crisis? 312 Kuang-Liang Chang and Charles Ka Yui Leung PART IV NON-RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE 13 From the regional economy to the macroeconomy 338 Santiago M. Pinto and Pierre-Daniel G. Sarte 14 Industrial parks and urban growth: a political economy story in China 359 Matthew E. Kahn, Jianfeng Wu, Weizeng Sun and Siqi Zheng 15 Pension funds and private equity real estate: history, performance, pathologies, risks 371 Timothy J. Riddiough 16 A mayor’s perspective on tackling air pollution 413 Shihe Fu and V. Brian Viard Index 438

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Book SynopsisThis insightful book offers a comprehensive analysis of how macroeconomics can steer development and reduce poverty. It untangles how developing countries can apply effective economic policies in spite of the challenges they face. With an aim to design a macroeconomic strategy which would provide a stable and long-term growth plan, Basil Oberholzer explores the multiple constraints which prevent developing countries from reducing poverty. The author reveals how countries' scope of action is strongly limited by international economic dynamics, including current account imbalances, capital flight, foreign debt accumulation, and exchange rate fluctuations. His detailed examination of how international payments take place within the current monetary structure also illuminates fundamental flaws that are harmful for developing countries. Applying a newly developed monetary macroeconomic model, Oberholzer suggests a reform of countries' international payments as a solution to these key problems. This book will prove to be a valuable resource for students and scholars of development economics and macroeconomics. Its analysis of how appropriate macroeconomic strategies can be established, pragmatic policy recommendations, and explanation of critical macroeconomic constraints will also be beneficial for policy-makers in progressive governments.Trade Review'This book provides an outstanding analysis explaining the major reasons of poverty and how to solve the latter in developing economies through relevant policy reforms. Oberholzer elaborates his analysis on macroeconomic grounds and offers a variety of tools that each developing country may implement successfully, independently of what other countries or institutions will do in this regard. The reader will be impressed by the depth, clarity and soundness of the author's investigation. Scholars and policy makers in development economics will find this book extremely useful.' -- Sergio Rossi, University of Fribourg, Switzerland'This is a fresh, clear and very relevant look at the macroeconomic issues and constraints faced by open developing economies. The proposal for international monetary reform that could address some of these problems is intriguing and will make you think.' -- Jayati Ghosh, Jawaharlal Nehru University, IndiaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Several Central Debates in Development Macroeconomics 2. Key Principles of Macroeconomics 3. Giving Space to the Public Sector 4. The Domestic Economy and the Rest of the World 5. A Reform to Remove the External Constraint 6. Macroeconomic Strategies to Guide the Economy Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisThis forward-thinking book examines the potential impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on productivity. Productivity and the Pandemic features 21 chapters authored by 46 experts, examining different aspects of how the pandemic is likely to impact on the economy, society and governance in the medium- and long-term. Drawing on a range of empirical evidence, analytical arguments and new conceptual insights, the book challenges our thinking on many dimensions. With a keen focus on place, firms, production factors and institutions, the chapters highlight how the pre-existing challenges to productivity have been variously exacerbated and mitigated by the pandemic and points out ways forward for appropriate policy-thinking in response to the crisis.An important read for scholars and students interested in the impact of the pandemic, this book will also be an invigorating read for economists and policy-makers looking for more information on how the pandemic and resulting economic recession is affecting productivity.Trade Review‘It is no question that this new monument book will help economists, scholars, and students alike to engage in this new research field. Meanwhile, this book will also be an invigorating resource for policymakers seeking more information on how the pandemic and resulting economic recession are affecting productivity.’ -- Peng Zhao, International Journal of Society Systems Science‘I highly recommend the reading of the expert and rational minutiae in the splendid analysis that constitutes this most worthy and scholarly work.’ -- Sally Ramage, Criminal Law News'The Productivity Insights Network has been building huge insight and credibility in the past two years and with this collection of papers, is leading the way on identifying potential new patterns in our economy.' -- - Tony Danker, Director-General, Confederation of British Industry (CBI), UK'If ever there was a timely book on an important question this is it. The need to address the spatial and human aspects of Britain's low productivity had no sooner reached the top of the political agenda than COVID-19 struck, plunging us into radical uncertainty. This well-focused collection of data-rich studies begins to illuminate how COVID-19 has altered and compounded the productivity problem.' -- - Sir Paul Collier CBE, University of Oxford, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction xiii Philip McCann and Tim Vorley 1 The Covid-19 shock: the UK national and regional implications in the light of international evidence 1 Philip McCann and Raquel Ortega-Argilés 2 Frontier and ‘laggard’ firms: will there be significant changes to the distribution of productivity post-Covid-19? 16 Richard Harris 3 Firm strategies under Covid-19 induced uncertainty: implications for policy 32 Vania Sena and Sumon Bhaumik 4 Implications and impacts of the crisis on micro businesses and their future 46 Andrew Henley, Tim Vorley and Cristian Gherhes 5 The impact of Covid-19 on entrepreneurial ecosystems 59 Colin Mason and Michaela Hruskova 6 Financing an entrepreneur-led economic recovery: the impact of the coronavirus on business angel investing 73 Colin Mason 7 The implications of a crisis-driven societal shift to online consumption 88 Stuart Mills, Richard Whittle and Gavin Brown 8 The Covid-19 crisis and implications for skills development and the skills system 104 Anne Green 9 Good work and mental health in the post-Covid era 119 Daniel Kopasker 10 Business models, innovation and employees’ experiences in the workplace: challenges for the post-Covid-19 economy 132 Patricia Findlay, Colin Lindsay and Graeme Roy 11 Transport, the economy and environmental sustainability post-Covid-19 147 Iain Docherty, Greg Marsden, Jillian Anable and Tom Forth 12 Sectoral and spatial impacts of the Covid-19 recession 160 Ben Gardiner, Richard Lewney and Ron Martin 13 Cities, innovation and behavioural change: how the machine is evolving 173 Robert Huggins and Piers Thompson 14 Raising productivity and housing the economy 191 Duncan Maclennan, Julie Tian Miao, Linda Christie and Jinqiao Long 15 The paradox of efficiency: why the second-best may help us hedging risks in uncertain times 205 Ekkehard Ernst 16 Seeing the Covid-19 crises through a Minskyian lens: austerity, stratification, and productivity 219 Gary Dymski and Hanna Szymborska 17 How will the effects of Covid-19 on macroeconomic demand and supply affect firm-level productivity? 237 Don Webber and Gary Dymski 18 From systems change to systems changed: assuming a systems-based approach in response to crisis 250 Jen Nelles, Tim Vorley and Adam Brown 19 Active labour market policy in a post-Covid UK: moving beyond a ‘work first’ approach 263 Katy Jones 20 Recovery and resilience: how can innovation policy support the response 277 Jonathan Cook and Tim Vorley 21 Understanding a pandemic: the power of administrative data 289 Elizabeth Waind, Felix Ritchie, Nick Bailey and the Administrative Data | Agricultural Research Collection project team: Paul Caskie, Sian Morrison-Rees, Sarah Lowe and Nick Webster Index 293

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Book SynopsisThis forward-thinking book examines the potential impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on productivity. Productivity and the Pandemic features 21 chapters authored by 46 experts, examining different aspects of how the pandemic is likely to impact on the economy, society and governance in the medium- and long-term. Drawing on a range of empirical evidence, analytical arguments and new conceptual insights, the book challenges our thinking on many dimensions. With a keen focus on place, firms, production factors and institutions, the chapters highlight how the pre-existing challenges to productivity have been variously exacerbated and mitigated by the pandemic and points out ways forward for appropriate policy-thinking in response to the crisis.An important read for scholars and students interested in the impact of the pandemic, this book will also be an invigorating read for economists and policy-makers looking for more information on how the pandemic and resulting economic recession is affecting productivity.Trade Review‘It is no question that this new monument book will help economists, scholars, and students alike to engage in this new research field. Meanwhile, this book will also be an invigorating resource for policymakers seeking more information on how the pandemic and resulting economic recession are affecting productivity.’ -- Peng Zhao, International Journal of Society Systems Science‘I highly recommend the reading of the expert and rational minutiae in the splendid analysis that constitutes this most worthy and scholarly work.’ -- Sally Ramage, Criminal Law News'The Productivity Insights Network has been building huge insight and credibility in the past two years and with this collection of papers, is leading the way on identifying potential new patterns in our economy.' -- - Tony Danker, Director-General, Confederation of British Industry (CBI), UK'If ever there was a timely book on an important question this is it. The need to address the spatial and human aspects of Britain's low productivity had no sooner reached the top of the political agenda than COVID-19 struck, plunging us into radical uncertainty. This well-focused collection of data-rich studies begins to illuminate how COVID-19 has altered and compounded the productivity problem.' -- - Sir Paul Collier CBE, University of Oxford, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction xiii Philip McCann and Tim Vorley 1 The Covid-19 shock: the UK national and regional implications in the light of international evidence 1 Philip McCann and Raquel Ortega-Argilés 2 Frontier and ‘laggard’ firms: will there be significant changes to the distribution of productivity post-Covid-19? 16 Richard Harris 3 Firm strategies under Covid-19 induced uncertainty: implications for policy 32 Vania Sena and Sumon Bhaumik 4 Implications and impacts of the crisis on micro businesses and their future 46 Andrew Henley, Tim Vorley and Cristian Gherhes 5 The impact of Covid-19 on entrepreneurial ecosystems 59 Colin Mason and Michaela Hruskova 6 Financing an entrepreneur-led economic recovery: the impact of the coronavirus on business angel investing 73 Colin Mason 7 The implications of a crisis-driven societal shift to online consumption 88 Stuart Mills, Richard Whittle and Gavin Brown 8 The Covid-19 crisis and implications for skills development and the skills system 104 Anne Green 9 Good work and mental health in the post-Covid era 119 Daniel Kopasker 10 Business models, innovation and employees’ experiences in the workplace: challenges for the post-Covid-19 economy 132 Patricia Findlay, Colin Lindsay and Graeme Roy 11 Transport, the economy and environmental sustainability post-Covid-19 147 Iain Docherty, Greg Marsden, Jillian Anable and Tom Forth 12 Sectoral and spatial impacts of the Covid-19 recession 160 Ben Gardiner, Richard Lewney and Ron Martin 13 Cities, innovation and behavioural change: how the machine is evolving 173 Robert Huggins and Piers Thompson 14 Raising productivity and housing the economy 191 Duncan Maclennan, Julie Tian Miao, Linda Christie and Jinqiao Long 15 The paradox of efficiency: why the second-best may help us hedging risks in uncertain times 205 Ekkehard Ernst 16 Seeing the Covid-19 crises through a Minskyian lens: austerity, stratification, and productivity 219 Gary Dymski and Hanna Szymborska 17 How will the effects of Covid-19 on macroeconomic demand and supply affect firm-level productivity? 237 Don Webber and Gary Dymski 18 From systems change to systems changed: assuming a systems-based approach in response to crisis 250 Jen Nelles, Tim Vorley and Adam Brown 19 Active labour market policy in a post-Covid UK: moving beyond a ‘work first’ approach 263 Katy Jones 20 Recovery and resilience: how can innovation policy support the response 277 Jonathan Cook and Tim Vorley 21 Understanding a pandemic: the power of administrative data 289 Elizabeth Waind, Felix Ritchie, Nick Bailey and the Administrative Data | Agricultural Research Collection project team: Paul Caskie, Sian Morrison-Rees, Sarah Lowe and Nick Webster Index 293

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Book SynopsisIn this significant new book, Bruna Ingrao and Claudio Sardoni emphasize the crucial importance of considering credit/debt relations and financial markets for a comprehensive understanding of the world in which we live. The book offers both a thorough historical and theoretical reconstruction of how 20th century macroeconomics got (or did not get) to grips with the interactions between banks and financial markets, and the 'real' economy. The book is split into two distinct and thematic parts to expose the different attitudes to banks and finance before and after the Great Depression of the 1930s. Part I explores the period from the turn of the 20th century to the late 1930s, when many important economists devoted great attention to banks and credit relations in their explanations of the working of market economies. Part II discusses the post-war period up until the modern day, when banks and financial markets ceased to be a major concern of mainstream macroeconomics. The 2007-8 crisis gave rise to a renewed interest in credit relations, but many problems inherited from the past still remain open. The authors stress, in particular, the implications of the uneasy, if not impossible, coexistence of the endeavour to set macroeconomics within the framework of general equilibrium theory with the attempt to develop the analysis of the monetary and financial features of actual economies. Macroeconomists will greatly benefit from this timely book as it examines the historical evolution of the discipline, pointing out the major factors that have largely prevented the development of satisfactory analyses of the interrelations of credit, finance and the macroeconomy. Those involved in current economic policy debates will also benefit from the lessons offered in this book.Trade Review'Financial markets are terribly important in a modern economy. Yet, economists have mostly preferred to approach money from highly simplified perspectives that shunt the complexities of finance to one side. Still, from time to time, economists have tried to grasp the nettle. Ingrao and Sardoni provide a highly readable historical account of those efforts to integrate banking and finance into macroeconomic theory, which illuminates both why the problem is a difficult one and why it is important.' --Kevin D. Hoover, Duke University, US'By historically analysing the ways in which macroeconomic theories have conceptualized the role of banks and financial markets, this book solves the puzzle of why mainstream macroeconomics puts the financial system in the background even though it has expanded enormously in its complex interaction with the real side of the economy.' --Mario Amendola, University of Rome, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: PART I From the 1920s to the early postwar period 1. Introduction 2. Banks and the quantity theory: Wicksell and Fisher 3. Money and banking in the process of change: Schumpeter and Robertson 4. Banks, debt and deflation in the Great Depression 5. Keynes on banks in A Treatise, The General Theory and after 6. Further discussions and criticisms of Keynes’s General Theory PART II From the Neoclassical Synthesis to New Keynesian Economics 7. Finance in macroeconomics in the post-war years: The neoclassical synthesis 8. The Monetarist counter-revolution: from the ‘resuscitation’ to the disappearance of money 9. Credit and finance in today mainstream 10. Conclusions Index

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Book SynopsisForeign Exchange Constraint and Developing Economies addresses the complex nature of foreign exchange constraint for macroeconomic and social development. The book collects expertise and perspectives from a diverse set of contributions. Using a combination of innovative theoretical and empirical approaches, the book suggests several analytical frameworks to help advance academic research and policy work on foreign exchange and sustainable development.Chapters explore how trends in exchange rates, currency dynamics and international capital markets impact development models of primarily small open economies. The problems of global capital flows affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are also reviewed. The book presents analyses of both country-level and regional patterns and discusses broader implications for emerging markets. Exploring urgent questions for academic and policy agendas, this will be an important read for economists and researchers working on the topics of economic development, international economics, open economy, exchange rate management, sovereign debt, central banking, and monetary policy. Applied economists and policymakers will also find this a meaningful resource.Trade Review‘Most emerging and developing economies face a persistent foreign exchange gap. Holding foreign exchange reserves, even in large amounts, does not eradicate the gap that essentially produces persistently foreign exchange constrained economies. This book is a very helpful collection of chapters that elucidates the various manifestations for the foreign exchange constraint. It covers a wide number of important topics such as capital flows, foreign debt, exchange rate policy, the role of MNCs, financial crisis, and others. The collection will be very helpful to researchers and policymakers.’ -- Tarron Khemraj, New College of Florida, US‘With the Ukraine crisis fueling inflation, rising interest rates and soaring debt-burdens, this timely volume brings together diverse approaches spanning theoretical models, empirical investigations, and policy analyses to address the challenges posed by volatile capital flows, deteriorating exchange-rates and the impact of COVID-19 to EMDCs in a world in flux.’ -- Ramaa Vasudevan, Colorado State University, US‘The chapters in Professor Gevorkyan’s edited book are a reminder that the external constraint is essentially a foreign exchange one, and that the post-Bretton Woods institutions are ill designed to help developing countries cope with the volatility of international capital flows. This is a timely and relevant collection of papers that should be required reading for all the experts in international financial issues.’ -- Matías Vernengo, Bucknell University, Pennsylvania, US‘After more than 2 decades of work in developing countries, realizing the many ways conventional modern macroeconomics education misses the main challenges that are actually faced by their policymakers, I am delighted to see the relevant topics for growth and macroeconomic stability in developing economies make a comeback. Aleksandr Gevorkyan and the authors that joined him in this fine treatment of the issues need to be congratulated and encouraged to continue deepening this most-relevant research and policy analysis program.’ -- João Farinha Fernandes, Asian Development BankTable of ContentsForeword by Barry Eichengreen Preface and acknowledgements PART I: CAPITAL MARKETS 1. Foreign exchange constraint and select developing economies: insights from the Caucasus and Central Asia Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan 2. Domestic sovereign yields puzzle in 2020: falling yields amid a large fiscal shock in emerging markets Hayk Avetisyan, Viacheslav Ilin, and Dmitry Yakovlev 3. Wealth composition, valuation effect and upstream capital flows Uthman M. Baqais 4. Non-financial corporations as financial intermediaries and their macroeconomic implications: an empirical analysis for Latin America Claudia de Camino, Esteban Pérez Caldentey and Cecilia Vera PART II: CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE RATE 5. Currency relationships over time: a network analysis and case study of Mexico Georgia Bush, Serafin Martínez-Jaramillo, Luis O. L. Escobar-Farfán and Erwin Flores-Tamés 6. On the limits of real exchange-rate targeting under foreign exchange constraint Eduardo F. Bastian 7. Optimal foreign exchange reserves in small open economies: the case of the Caribbean Dave Seerattan 8. Two sides of a currency crisis in emerging economies: economic and behavioural side of currency risk derivatives Elżbieta Kubińska, Joanna Wyrobek, Łukasz Faryj and Anna Macko 9. Real exchange rate, demand growth and labour productivity: a growth model of cumulative and circular causation Hugo C. Iasco-Pereira, Fabrício J. Missio, Frederico G. Jayme Jr and Douglas Alencar PART III: COVID-19 AND OPEN ECONOMY 10. Capital flows and emerging market economies since the global financial crisis Otaviano Canuto 11. The Lebanese banking crisis: an exploration of the impaired banking system Samar Issa Index

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Book SynopsisThis book advances Post-Keynesian Institutional economics, an integrative tradition - inspired by keen economic observers such as John Kenneth Galbraith, Joan Robinson, and Hyman Minsky - that bridges Institutional and Post Keynesian economics. The tradition proved its worth by addressing the global financial crisis of 2007-2009, as well as by analyzing long-term trends accompanying the evolution of investor-driven (“money manager”) capitalism, including financialization, spreading worker insecurity, and rising inequality. This Modern Guide begins with the history and contours of Post-Keynesian Institutionalism, and then breaks new ground, extending recent analyses of contemporary economic problems, sharpening concepts and methods, sketching new theories, and synthesizing ideas across research traditions. Written by leading scholars, this authoritative collection identifies policy-relevant frontiers—on matters ranging from social capital and economic democracy to feminism and environmental sustainability—thereby setting an ambitious agenda for further Post-Keynesian Institutionalist research.In addition to being useful as a statement of current Post-Keynesian Institutionalist issues and research, the book serves as both a valuable reference volume and a source of material appropriate for course adoption for undergraduate and graduate students. Policymakers and policy analysts dissatisfied with the status quo should also find the book of interest. It will likely be especially relevant to those concerned with financial instability, worker insecurity, and inequality, problems that in recent years have had considerable economic and political consequences.Trade Review‘Charles Whalen and his contributors have distilled the core strengths of Post Keynesian, Evolutionary, and Institutionalist economics into a state-of-the-art review of Post-Keynesian Institutionalism. This book makes the strongest case for placing that tradition in the contemporary arsenal of scholars of economics and political economy.’ -- Anastasia Nesvetailova, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Switzerland‘In A Modern Guide to Post-Keynesian Institutional Economics, Charles Whalen assembles the valuable insights of a generation of Institutional economists whose research, in sharp contrast to Neoclassical orthodoxy, reveals how the real-world economic system actually evolves, operates, and performs.’ -- William Lazonick, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, US‘This Modern Guide offers a smart collection of essays on the intersection of economic growth, wealth and debt inequality, and financial stability, with plenty of attention to Hyman Minsky’s warning that institutions matter. Well-edited with great tables and graphics.’ -- Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School for Social Research, US‘Minsky always insisted that his theory was an elaboration of the evolution of the “financial structure,” while most only consider his idea of financial instability. This book is especially welcome as an elaboration of the idea of the evolving financial structure and how its institutions not only support economic expansion, but also produce financial instability.’ -- Jan Kregel, Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, USTable of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1 Introduction to the history, contours, and frontiers of Post-Keynesian Institutional economics 2 Charles J. Whalen PART II MONEY MANAGER CAPITALISM 2 The transition from managerial to money manager capitalism: the role of risk and its distribution 36 David A. Zalewski 3 Financialization and employment: a Post-Keynesian Institutionalist understanding of the transnational corporation under money manager capitalism 59 Avraham I. Baranes 4 Money manager capitalism and the coronavirus pandemic 89 Yan Liang and Charles J. Whalen 5 Wealth inequality, household debt, and macroeconomic instability 121 Christian E. Weller and Emek Karakilic 6 Labor-market institutions matter: inequality, wage policy, and worker well-being 144 Oren M. Levin-Waldman PART III CONCEPTS AND METHODS 7 Social capital and public policy: the role of civil society in transforming the state 173 Asimina Christoforou 8 Constructing an economically democratic society in the former Soviet Union: Post-Keynesian Institutionalist insights in historical perspective 194 Anna Klimina 9 A Post-Keynesian Institutionalist perspective from Latin America: the monetary circuit across stages of development 216 Alicia Girón 10 What do economists really mean? Post-Keynesian Institutionalists as economic translators 230 Timothy A. Wunder 11 Stock-flow consistent macroeconomic modeling and Post-Keynesian Institutionalism 253 Marc Lavoie PART IV THEORIES AND SYNTHESES 12 The market for labor in Post-Keynesian Institutionalism: a theoretical framework 274 Eduardo Fernández-Huerga 13 The cyclical evolution of financial regulation: a theoretical explanation 299 Samba Diop 14 From Public Choice to Minskyan collective action: the case for macro rationality-based financial regulation 322 Faruk Ülgen 15 Women’s work and its conceptualization in Post-Keynesian Institutionalism 339 Anna Zachorowska-Mazurkiewicz 16 Toward real sustainability: incorporating insight from Ecological economics into Post-Keynesian Institutionalism 359 Charles J. Whalen Index

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Book SynopsisThis engaging book assesses the statistical need for using particular ranking systems to compare the status of nations. With an overarching focus on human development, environmental performance and corruption, it carefully maps out some of the main processes associated with the ranking of countries.Centrally, Stephen Morse explores challenges associated with using index-based rankings for countries. Examining international ranking systems such as the Human Development Index and Corruption Perception Index, the book considers what they tell us about the world and whether there may be alternatives to these ranking techniques. It provides an important contemporary view on ranking systems by analysing not only how they are reported by traditional sources of media, but also by social media.Ranking Nations will be a significant read for economics, development studies and human geography researchers and academics. Its accessible written style will also benefit policy actors and decision makers that make use of index-based rankings.Table of ContentsContents: Preface: competition and motivation 1 A curious obsession with ranking 2 Three windows on humanity: development, corruption and environmental performance 3 Ranking nations with indices: why and how? 4 Exploring country rankings 5 Moving the goalposts: impact of changing index methodology on country rank 6 Read all about it: media reporting of country ranks 7 Closing thoughts: to rank or not to rank? References Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book presents a nuanced investigation into the idiosyncrasies of the supermultiplier model, examining its application to residential investment, exports and fiscal policy. It offers an accessible introduction to this growth model, hypothesising that it is one of the cornerstones of modern macroeconomics. By highlighting what this unique model adds to other heterodox systems that share common elements, such as structural growth models, this insightful book strengthens the current theoretical understanding of the new macroeconomics. Utilising important case studies such as open and decarbonised economies to encapsulate key messages gained from the study of this model, it fully acknowledges that the supermultiplier is still a work in progress and may be developed further. The Supermultiplier will be hugely influential for finance and economics graduate students focusing on an alternative macroeconomics approach. It will also appeal to academics within the same fields searching for a model that permits direct application within spreadsheets.Trade Review‘The Supermultiplier is a wonderful and much-needed book. It is wonderful because it is thoughtful, scholarly and well-written and it is much-needed because it takes the ideas, theories and models of the Post-Keynesian movement in today's economics and develops their implications for policy and social development, centring the analysis on the idea of the supermultiplier. The result is an excellent piece of economic writing: highly readable, yet deeply thoughtful.’ -- Edward J. Nell, The New School, US‘This is an excellent book that offers a new perspective on macroeconomics by utilising the theoretical tools of modern contributions based on the surplus approach. Dejuán admirably and didactically links various topics around the supermultiplier as a unifying concept to capture the permanent state of things. Therefore, this book is indispensable for understanding the current economy and tackling economic policy.’ -- Josep M. Bricall, University of Barcelona, Spain‘Finally, a thorough discussion on the supermultiplier has arrived. This is an important book that examines many aspects of the supermultiplier. It is a well-researched, well-documented and well-written book, arriving at a time when the topic is gaining prominence across all heterodox approaches. Indeed, all heterodox economists will find much to agree with in this book, which potentially can unite many heterodox voices. It deserves to be in the hands of all those interested in the future development of heterodox economics.’ -- Louis-Philippe Rochon, Laurentian University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to The Supermultiplier: a cornerstone of the new macroeconomics 2. Demand-constrained systems and the supermultiplier in the history of economic thought 3. The supply side of the SM model: the warranted rate of growth 4. The demand side: the nucleus of the SM model 5. The financial side: endogenous money and the supermultipliercum-finance 6. The public sector: the SM of fiscal and monetary policies 7. The open economy: exports-led growth and balance of payment constraint in the SM model 8. Distribution, inflation, and growth in the SM model 9. Technical change and the structure of production in the SM growth model 10. A disaggregated SM in an input–output setting: application to the decarbonisation process 11. Key ideas and messages from the SM model References Index

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Book SynopsisTom Palley has made a significant contribution to understanding the meaning and significance of neoliberalism. This chronicle collects some of his best work to explain how global adoption of neoliberal policies over the past thirty years has increased income inequality and created tendencies to stagnation.The book explores the impact of neoliberal policies on the US, Europe, and global economy. It shows how the 2008 financial crisis and Great Recession were predictable outcomes of the neoliberal policy experiment, as is the emergence of global "race to the bottom" competition. It also explains how Europe's economic fragility is connected to the neoliberal design of the euro. Neoliberalism creates a particular variety of capitalism. It is a political choice. That means society is tacitly engaged in a "war of ideas", the outcome of which will determine our future political economic trajectory.Students, scholars, and readers in economics and political science will find this rich collection illuminating in their efforts to better understand the policy matrix that currently dominates the political landscape.Trade Review‘Tom Palley is a lighthouse – bright, clear, solid and unshakable – in his warnings over many years against the perils of neoclassical economics and neoliberal policy.’ -- James K. Galbraith, The University of Texas at Austin, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface viii 1 Introduction: Neoliberalism as a Variety of Capitalism 1 PART I THE UNITED STATES 2 ‘Economic Contradictions Coming Home to Roost? Does the U.S. Economy Face a Long-Term Aggregate Demand Generation Problem?’, Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 25 (1), Fall, 2002, 9–32 10 3 ‘The Questionable Legacy of Alan Greenspan’, Challenge, 48 (6), November/ December, 2005, 17–31 34 4 ‘The Fallacy of the Revised Bretton Woods Hypothesis: Why Today’s Global Financial System is Unsustainable and Suggestions for a Replacement’, International Journal of Political Economy, 36 (4), Winter, 2007–2008, 36–52 49 5 ‘The U.S. Economy after Bush’, Challenge, 51 (6), November/December, 2008, 26–37 66 6 ‘America’s Exhausted Paradigm: Macroeconomic Causes of the Financial Crisis and Great Recession’, New School Economic Review, 4 (1), 2010, 15–43 78 7 ‘The US Economy: Explaining Stagnation and Why it Will Persist’, in A. Gallas, H. Herr, F. Hoffer and C. Scherrer (eds), Combatting Inequality: The Global North and South, Chapter 8, London: Routledge, 2016, 113–31 107 PART II EUROPE 8 ‘Europe’s Crisis Without End: The Consequences of Neoliberalism’, Contributions to Political Economy, 32, 2013, 29–50 127 9 ‘The European Monetary Union Needs a Government Banker’, Challenge, 54 (4), July/August, 2011, 5–21 149 10 ‘Fixing the Euro’s Original Sins: The Monetary–Fiscal Architecture and Monetary Policy Conduct’, Real-World Economics Review, 81, September, 2017, 1–12 166 PART III THE GLOBAL ECONOMY 11 ‘Capital Mobility and the Threat to American Prosperity’, Challenge, 37 (6), November/December, 1994, 31, 34–9 179 12 ‘The Free Trade Debate: A Left Keynesian Gaze’, Social Research, 61 (2), Summer, 1994, 379–94 186 vi Neoliberalism and the Road to Inequality and Stagnation 13 ‘The Economics of Globalization: Problems and Policy Responses’, in Toward Reducing Unemployment, 5th Plenary Session, Vatican City: Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, 1999, 202–216 [originally 185–205] 202 14 ‘Developing the Domestic Market’, Challenge, 49 (6), November/December, 2006, 20–34 217 15 ‘The Rise and Fall of Export-led Growth’, Investigación Económica, LXXI (280), April–June, 2012, 141–61 232 16 ‘A Labor Perspective on Globalization’, Internationale Politik und Gessellschaft (International Politics and Society), April, 2009, 22–39 253 17 ‘Labor in the Global Economy: The Globalization Clock’, Dollars & Sense, May/June, 2006, 12–13. Revised in 2018 and republished as ‘The Globalization Clock’, Article 7.1 in Real World Globalization, 19th edition, edited by Armağan Gezici, Elizabeth T. Henderson, Jeannette Mitchell, Jawied Nawabi, and the Dollars and Sense Collective, Economic Affairs Bureau Inc., December 2020, 177–9 271 PART IV THE WAR OF IDEAS 18 ‘After the Bust: The Outlook for Macroeconomics and Macroeconomic Policy’, Real-World Economics Review, 49, March, 2009, 22–35 275 19 ‘The War of Ideas: A Comparison of the U.S. and Europe’, with Gustav A. Horn in Restoring Shared Prosperity: A Policy Agenda From Leading Keynesian Economists, CreateSpace.com, 2013, 289–93 [originally 7–14] 289 20 ‘Inequality and Stagnation by Policy Design: Mainstream Denialism and its Dangerous Political Consequences’, Challenge, 62 (2), 2019, 128–43 294 Index

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Book SynopsisOlivier Blanchard, former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is author of one of the most important standard macroeconomics textbooks, which is used throughout the world. Endorsed by Blanchard himself, Anti-Blanchard Macroeconomics critically analyzes prevailing economic theory and policy in comparison with alternative approaches. This thoroughly revised edition represents a field of research that has developed through intense theoretical debates, continual empirical testing and the resultant disputes about economic policy.Emiliano Brancaccio and Andrea Califano succinctly explore the relationship between theoretical models and economic policies, providing readers with examples and empirical exercises, and showing how the conclusions of different theories can be empirically tested. This updated second edition examines the links between the issues at the core of macroeconomic debate, including economic growth, economic crises, labour market reforms, government debt sustainability, the behaviour of central banks and the stock market, among many others.Key features: Contains an analysis of the economic policies, consequences and theories surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic Examines the connection between contemporary issues in world politics, economic theory and policymaking It overcomes the typical contradiction between the opportunity to offer students a preliminary mainstream education and the need to nurture rather than crush their critical spirit It helps students to understand that economics is not a discipline that changes in a smooth, linear manner but, on the contrary, represents a dynamic field of research that develops through intense theoretical debate and continual empirical testing, and is shaped by the resultant disputes concerning economic policy Includes the typescript of a lively and informative debate between Emiliano Brancaccio and Olivier Blanchard, together with comparative economic policy examples. Trade ReviewAcclaim for the first edition:‘When Emiliano asked me to endorse Anti-Blanchard Macroeconomics, I was a bit taken aback. You can guess why. But I agree with him that we should always question our assumptions, confront them with the facts, and be open to change if the facts dictate it. Questions such as whether we can expect the economy to return to health by itself, whether recessions have permanent adverse effects, whether the interest rate channel of monetary policy works, are essential ones. For the time being, I stand by the conclusions of my textbook, but I am happy and indeed eager to see them challenged.’ -- Olivier J. BlanchardTable of ContentsContents: Presentation to the first edition Mauro Gallegati Preface to the first edition Robert Skidelsky 1. Introduction 2, Blanchard’s AS–AD model 3. The alternative model 4. Blanchard’s “new approach”: the IS–LM–PC model 5. The competing approaches: theory and policy Appendix 1 Labour flexibility and unemployment Appendix 2 Contractionary fiscal policy and fiscal multipliers Appendix 3 On the pandemic trade-off between health and production Index

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Book SynopsisPiero Ferri expertly broadens the analysis of the canonical growth cycle approach by presenting a Minsky–Harrod model, examining how the relationship between income distribution, growth and unemployment becomes increasingly complex. Exploring this new technique to generate a process of growth, based not only on history but disequilibrium, he investigates the current income distribution debate further and the challenges it faces. Written in a succinct yet comprehensive style, Piero Ferri begins by addressing the basic principles, followed by an in-depth look at growth cycle models and how the Minsky–Harrod integrated model would help to unravel the current complexities. The empirical analysis reaches insightful conclusions by justifying the existence of a variety of results and by studying the distributive loop in a dynamic context which is prone to instability. Teachers of macroeconomics and scholars will find this an invaluable read and will benefit from the practical study and results. Researchers interested in labour economics and political economy will also find this a thought-provoking book.Trade Review‘In this book, Professor Ferri extends his formidable research on macroeconomic dynamics into a broad analysis of how income distribution affects aggregate outcomes. He develops creative insights to both synthesize a wide range of existing research and break new ground.’ -- Steven Fazzari, Washington University, St. Louis, US‘Piero Ferri thinks big, focusing on the nexus of income distribution, growth and unemployment that has been at the centre of economic thinking since the inception of the discipline. Ferri makes Harrod, Kaldor and Goodwin meet Minsky in an original and penetrating synthesis. The aggregate macroeconomic setting he brilliantly masters throughout the book generates a wide range of dynamic outcomes and provides invaluable insights especially for macroeconomists exploring the economy as a complex evolving system.’ -- Domenico Delli Gatti, Catholic University in Milan, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to Income Distribution, Growth and Unemployment PART I THE BASICS 2. The lexicon of short-run static analysis 3. The political economy of income distribution 4. Elementary tools for dynamics PART II INCOME DISTRIBUTION IN GROWTH CYCLE MODELS 5. The Goodwin classical approach 6. The Kaleckian‒post-Keynesian (KPK) models 7. Financial aspects: a Minskyan perspective 8. Harrod and instability PART III A GENERALIZED MODEL 9. A workhorse model 10. Growth and unemployment 11. Technological change, income distribution and unemployment 12. The wage‒price spiral in an integrated model PART IV TOWARDS COMPLEX DYNAMICS 13. A meta-model of income distribution 14. Income distribution, inequality and debt 15. The financial instability hypothesis, income distribution and complex dynamics PART V CONCLUDING REMARKS 16 Final considerations References Index

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Book SynopsisProviding an up-to-date account of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) with contributions from the world’s leading experts, each chapter offers new insights on the topic, building upon MMT’s established body of work. This innovative book analyses key economic issues from a wide set of regions including the UK, Europe and the Global South, addressing previous concerns that MMT is too US-focused.Alongside ground-breaking research written by MMT’s original developers and leading academics, the book also includes contributions from economic historians and public policy campaigners, highlighting how MMT contributes to challenging neoliberalism and the hegemony of mainstream macroeconomics. Offering an examination of the existing legal, institutional and policy framework which governs the UK Exchequer in particular, it examines how the central claims of MMT map onto the financial activities of the UK government.This will be key reading for undergraduate and postgraduate economics students, as well as more advanced scholars of the discipline, particularly for those looking into theories of finance, money and banking. It will also have a wider appeal across the social sciences, including politics and sociology students.Trade Review‘This is a fascinating, eclectic group of professional papers in which the reader may explore both the first principles of Modern Monetary Theory and many institutional and historical details that lend weight to the conceptual framework. This book is a landmark in the development of MMT, a boon for “useful” economists -- and a profound challenge to all the others.’ -- James K. Galbraith, The University of Texas at Austin, US‘This book brings together insights from MMT scholars from all over the world, examining the economy of the UK as well as the global economy and providing us with much needed insights about how to manage our economies.’ -- Dirk Ehnts, Fachhochschule Magedburrg-Stendal, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface xiii Phil Armstrong Introduction to Modern Monetary Theory: Key Insights, Leading Thinkers xvii Sara Holland, Claire Jackson-Prior and Prue Plumridge 1 How does the government spend? A functional model of the UK Exchequer 1 Andrew Berkeley, Richard Tye and Neil Wilson 2 Credit and the Exchequer since the Restoration 41 Richard Tye 3 Sovereign nations face resource constraints, not financial constraints 67 Yeva Nersisyan and L. Randall Wray 4 A framework for the analysis of the price level and inflation 87 Warren Mosler 5 The external economy 94 William Mitchell 6 Modern Monetary Theory, the United Kingdom and pound sterling 125 John T. Harvey 7 The Eurozone and Brexit 152 Stuart Medina Miltimore and William Mitchell 8 Modern Monetary Theory as post-neoliberal economics: the role ofmethodology-philosophy 182 Phil Armstrong and Jamie Morgan 9 Tax as a hygiene factor: setting UK taxation policy using Modern Monetary Theory 207 Neil Wilson 10 Checklist of an employment guarantee programme: the Plan Jefes de Hogar from Argentina revisited 20 years later 226 Daniel Kostzer 11 Three lessons from government spending and the postpandemic recovery 253 Pavlina R. Tcherneva 12 MMT and public policy in the United Kingdom 263 Deborah Harrington and Jessica Ormerod Postscript: thoughts on MMT’s insights 289 L. Randall Wray Index

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Book SynopsisCOVID-19 and other recent crises have proved the need to review the state-of-play and implement robust institutional frameworks in the complex, heterogenous and decentralised European supervisory architecture. This insightful book outlines what can be done to innovate the current set-up in the face of pressing issues such as climate change, BigTech and crypto assets.Revisiting the debate on financial sector oversight in Europe, a range of highly acclaimed international academics and influential policymakers discuss the scope of institutional arrangements. Chapters examine how the architecture of European financial supervision currently works, analysing the trends in banking supervision design and the influence that recent financial and economic crises have exerted. Providing a rare insight into the role that central banks play in the supervisory set-up, their accountability and democratic legitimacy, the book also considers the ways that macro- and micro-prudential and monetary policies interact. Gleaning lessons from the FinTech revolution and the COVID-19 crisis, the book ultimately concludes by seeking a path for optimal architecture for European financial supervision.With invaluable industry insights, this cutting-edge book will prove vital to academics in the field of financial economics and financial regulation, alongside policymakers looking to transform their current supervisory architecture.Trade Review‘This volume provides a comprehensive and indispensable opportunity to take stock of the achievements and challenges of European banking supervision after the momentous reforms of the early 2010s, and on the related debates about financial supervisory architecture. While the complexity may at times appear dizzying, it is an important story whose policy lessons have relevance well beyond the boundaries of the euro area and European Union.’ -- Nicolas Véron, Bruegel, Belgium and the Peterson Institute for International Economics, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to Central Banks and Supervisory Architecture in Europe 1 Robert Holzmann and Fernando Restoy PART I TRENDS IN EUROPEAN BANKING SUPERVISION DESIGN 2 The puzzle of Europe’s banking union: progress and missing pieces 14 Thorsten Beck 3 Supervisory architecture in the EU: where should we go from here? 21 Fernando Restoy 4 The architecture of supervision and prudential policy 34 Angela Maddaloni and Alessandro Scopelliti 5 Trends in European banking supervision design: is there a path to an optimal architecture for financial supervision in the EU? 49 Luís Silva Morais PART II THE ROLE OF CENTRAL BANKS (I): ASPECTS OF MONETARY AND MACROPRUDENTIAL POLICY INTERACTION 6 Can macroprudential tools ensure financial stability? 62 Anne Epaulard 7 The interaction of monetary and financial tasks in different central bank structures 71 Aerdt Houben, Jan Kakes and Annelie Petersen 8 Monetary and macroprudential policies: a troubled marriage 83 Phurichai Rungcharoenkitkul 9 The architecture of macroprudential policy: delegation and coordination 96 Charles Bean 10 Governance of financial sector policies in an era of climate change 108 Daniel C. Hardy PART III THE ROLE OF CENTRAL BANKS (II): MICROPRUDENTIAL SUPERVISION AND FINANCIAL STABILITY 11 Entrusting central banks with microprudential supervision: implications for financial stability 122 Anca Maria Podpiera 12 Is this time different? Synergies between ECB’s tasks 135 Karin Hobelsberger, Christoffer Kok and Francesco Paolo Mongelli 13 Money, supervision, and financial stability: a money-credit constitution entrusted to independent but constrained central banks 156 Paul Tucker 14 Politicians, central banks and macroprudential supervision 170 Donato Masciandaro PART IV THE FINTECH REVOLUTION: IMPLICATIONS FOR OPTIMAL SUPERVISORY ARCHITECTURE 15 Regulating and supervising BigTech in finance 181 José Manuel González-Páramo 16 The emerging autonomy–stability choice for stablecoins 194 Maarten R. C. van Oordt PART V LESSONS FROM THE COVID-19 CRISIS FOR THE OPTIMAL SUPERVISORY ARCHITECTURE 17 Some lessons from COVID-19 for the EU financial framework 206 Ignazio Angeloni 18 Central banks as emergency actors: implications for governance arrangements 218 David Archer Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume focuses on core topics of economic disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic: changes in socio-cultural relationships, behavioural patterns and psychological attitudes governing human interaction, and government policies to stabilize the Indian economy and contribute to sustainable growth.

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Book SynopsisThis timely book explores the measurement and consequences of financialisation, as well as its driving forces, to take a fresh look at reconciling the twin concepts of financialisation and financial development. Imad Moosa provides a critical review of these two separate strands – the individual measures of economic development and financialisation – on the grounds that they are inadequate to represent a multi-dimensional process.Introducing a new composite measure encompassing the means of payment and asset ownership as well as conventional indicators, Moosa expertly investigates the economic, political and social consequences of financialisation. Identifying the driving forces of financialisation, he concludes that there is a requirement to reverse the current trend using more than just legislation and regulation to secure a sound and stable economy. This innovative book will be a fascinating and informative read for academics and research students of financial economics, regulation and economic sociology. Policy makers and politicians engaged in financial regulation will find the suggested insights into achieving future financial stability thought-provoking.Trade Review‘People in the finance industry have long advocated the benefits of financialisation. However, the detrimental effects that the other productive sectors in an economy wither away are often overlooked. This book presents the ugly and detrimental consequences of financialisation – something that is rarely discussed in the financial world. For any person interested in finance, this book is essential reading.’ -- George Tawadros, Winona State University, US‘With the ongoing decline of neoliberalism and the massive economic inequality it has produced, this highly accessible book is absolutely timely. It is compulsory reading for policy makers and all those demanding more government control over the running of economies and a reduction in the burgeoning artificial practice of making money out of money.’ -- Greg Bailey, La Trobe University, Australia‘Imad A. Moosa comprehensively addresses the “financialisation” literature and financialisation in practice – its history, incidence, causes and effects, ranging over grand narrative to fine detail, commanding technical and discursive contributions, and the economic and the social. It is a compelling starting point for anyone concerned with the defining characteristic of our age.’ -- Ben Fine, SOAS, University of London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Conceptual issues and preliminary observations 2. Financial development: concept and measurement 3. The economic effects of financial development 4. From financial development to financialisation 5. The driving forces of financialisation 6. Financialisation, neoliberalism and globalisation 7. Financialisation, financial instability and financial crises 8. The economic effects of financialisation 9. The political and social effects of financialisation 10. Epilogue References Index

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Book SynopsisPresenting an in-depth overview of the foundations and developments of post-Keynesian macroeconomics since Kalecki and Keynes, this timely book develops a comprehensive post-Keynesian macroeconomic model with the respective macroeconomic policy mix for achieving non-inflationary full employment. The different versions of the model for closed and open economies are concerned with the key areas of macroeconomics, such as full employment, constant inflation and external balance. Eckhard Hein expertly illustrates how to embed these post-Keynesian macroeconomics and macroeconomic policies into the post-Keynesian research programme more generally, whilst also providing a review of its methods and historical roots. Furthermore, the book links post-Keynesian short-run macroeconomics to long-run distribution and growth theories. Finally, it applies these theoretical approaches to the current research on macroeconomic regimes and regime changes within finance-dominated capitalism and on the macroeconomic challenges of the ecological crisis and of the required socio-ecological transformation. This book will be a crucial read for academics and graduate students interested in post-Keynesian macroeconomics. Providing a thought-provoking alternative to orthodox economic policies, this will also be of interest to policy advisers and politicians.Trade Review‘Macroeconomics After Kalecki and Keynes has certainly achieved the task that Eckhard Hein had set for himself, that is, to provide “a comprehensive and teachable post-Keynesian macroeconomic model, which includes the main features of post-Keynesian macroeconomics and from which a full macroeconomic policy mix for monetary policy, fiscal policy and wage or incomes policies can be derived” (Hein, p. ix). The book is a remarkable achievement.’ -- Review of Political Economy (ROPE)‘At a time when conventional macroeconomic theories and policies have visibly failed to promote sustainable and equitable economic growth, Eckhard Hein’s brilliant new book provides the most lucid synthesis to date of a comprehensive and progressive alternative: the post-Keynesian approach. Hein builds a complete short-run macro model connecting money, credit, output, inflation and the balance of payments, which he deftly applies to construct an alternative policy paradigm for stabilizing prices while maintaining full employment and external balance. The author then uses this foundation as a springboard to explore advanced issues about long-run growth, income distribution, financial instability, policy-induced stagnation and ecological sustainability. Hein’s clear presentation and persuasive analysis will make this volume an indispensable reference for university students, professional economists and economic policy makers for years to come.’ -- Robert A. Blecker, American University, Washington DC, US‘Macroeconomics After Keynes and Kalecki is a tour de force. It systematically theorizes the short-term outcomes and required policy responses on which macro instruction – and student interest in the field – typically focuses, linking this analysis to longer-term growth dynamics and associated concerns with financialization and ecological sustainability. The book will be of lasting value to all serious students of macroeconomics.’ -- Mark Setterfield, New School for Social Research, New York, US‘This book provides a great guide to the vibrancy of post Keynesian macroeconomic analysis in the traditions of Kalecki and Keynes. Particularly welcome is that Eckhard Hein shows how post-Keynesian macroeconomic analyses has developed to incorporate issues of inequality and gender, and contributes to the studies of financialisation and confronting the major ecological issues.’ -- Malcolm Sawyer, Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Leeds, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Introduction to post-Keynesian economics: methods, history and current state 3. The principle of effective demand, money, credit and finance: Marx, Kalecki, Keynes and the monetary circuit school 4. Post-Keynesian constant price macroeconomic models 5. Post-Keynesian macroeconomic models with conflict inflation 6. A post-Keynesian co-ordinated macroeconomic policy mix 7. From short-run macroeconomics to long-run distribution and growth: a systematic comparison of different paradigms and approaches 8. Macroeconomic demand and growth regimes in finance-dominated capitalism, stagnation tendencies and the macroeconomic policy regimes 9. Facing ecological constraints: implications and challenges for short- and long-run macroeconomic stability and macroeconomic policies 10. Perspectives for post-Keynesian economics Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book offers a concise summary of new developmentalism, exploring this in the context of both heterodox economics and political economy. It adopts a historical–structural method that is critical of orthodox or Neoclassical Economics. Luis Carlos Bresser-Pereira delves into the roots of new developmentalism from the quasi-stagnation of middle-income countries, covering how it developed from Marxian economics, post-Keynesian economics and Classical Structuralism.Innovative in its approach and coverage, Bresser-Pereira first introduces the method and the schools relevant to new developmentalism, before moving on to look at how it can revolutionise political economy, economics and growth economics. Chapters explore the capitalist revolution, the phases of capitalist development and class coalitions, micro- and macro-economics, and the importance of the exchange rate in determining investment and growth. The book concludes with a forward-looking synopsis of the ways in which new developmentalism is both green and social.This will be a critical read for heterodox economics students and scholars, as well as economics students more widely. Its practical implications will also make this an invigorating read for economists looking to better understand new developmentalism and its potential impacts.Trade Review‘This is the fruit of decades of not only thinking and reading but of the author's experience as a public servant. Ranging from an overview of development thinking to detailed policy proposals, it offers several deeply illuminating analyses and clear-headed, realistic, prescriptions. A magnum opus.’ -- Adam Przeworski, New York University, US‘New Developmentalism will – or should – become a landmark in the literature about economic development. The book places ND in explicit contrast to several other approaches to economics, including neoclassical, Post-Keynesian, and Classical Structuralism – both in abstract terms and in the political-economy conditions in which each became widely accepted, for a time. In particular, ND explains why Latin American countries have quasi-stagnated since the 1980s, while East Asian countries have continued to grow fast. One of the key elements, under-stressed in other approaches, is the managed exchange rate.’ -- Robert H. Wade, London School of Economics, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to New Developmentalism 1 The method and the schools 2 The developmental schools and anti-imperialism 3 The capitalist revolution and the developmental state 4 Forms and phases of capitalist development 5 New developmentalism’s microeconomics 6 Macroeconomics and austerity 7 The interest rate 8 Inflation and the limitations of economics 9 The profit rate and the wage rate 10 Determining the exchange rate 11 Growth and stagnation 12 Policy of current account deficit 13 Foreign exchange, investment and growth 14 The Dutch disease and its neutralization 15 Green and social References

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Book SynopsisAs businesses, consumers, and investors make key financial decisions amid Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU), there is the danger that many might freeze investment projects and hiring, leading to contractions of the economy. These are evident in the Indian economy as a whole and specifically in Indian stock markets indices such as the BSE Sensex and Nifty 50, import and export figures, T-bills, FDI, FPI, and GDP. In this important and timely work, Ghosh and Bagchi examine variables and phenomenon from April 2003 to January 2022, encompassing: • The global financial recession period (December 2007 to June 2009) • The pre-recession period (April 2003 to November 2007) • The post-recession along with pre-COVID-19 period (July 2009 to February 2020) • The COVID-19 period (March 2020 to January 2022) • The Russia-Ukraine Conflict Period (September 2021 to July 2022) This is essential reading for scholars and practitioners dealing with Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU) in the Indian context, and in macro-economics at large.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU) in the Indian Context Chapter 3. Macro-Economic Indicators and Indian Stock Markets: An Overview Chapter 4. Effects of Economic Policy Uncertainty on Indian Economy and Stock Markets in Times of Covid-19 crisis Chapter 5. Impact of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict on the Indian Economy Chapter 6. Empirical Data Analysis and Findings of the Study Chapter 7. Conclusions and Recommendations

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Book SynopsisASEAN economies have much insight to offer the world, from investor behaviour during COVID-19, and deep-rooted attitudes towards risk and corruption, to achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals through the gender perspective. The authors examine complex and pressing issues, including: competing models of risk reporting, the effect of corporate governance on the Indonesian stock market, and the influence of stakeholders in influencing the level of disruptive innovation disclosure in 15 countries around the world. ISETE-33B gives fresh insight into financial and economic issues in ASEAN countries, written by authors from diverse backgrounds. This is essential reading for anyone interested in the financial evolution of these fast-moving economies.Table of ContentsChapter 1. A Bibliometric Analysis on Risk Reporting: A Systematic Literature Review; Yeni Priatnasari, Djoko Suhardjanto, Agung Nur Probohudono, and Setyaningtas Honggowati Chapter 2. Financial Performance and Corporate Governance: Its Effect on Market Performance; Nur Imamah, Saparila Worokinasih, Zeni Firdayani, and Jung-Hua Hung Chapter 3. Disruptive Innovation Disclosure Practices and Application of Stakeholder Theory; Indrian Supheni, Djoko Suhardjanto, Rahmawati, and Agung Nur Probohudono Chapter 4. The Prospect and Volatility of Stock Prices of Aviation Business; Ernie Hendrawaty, Rialdi Azhar, and Fajrin Satria Dwi Kesumah Chapter 5. Financial Performance and Ownership Structure: Influence on Firm Value through Leverage; Harmono Harmono, Sugeng Haryanto, Grahita Chandrarin, and Prihat Assih Chapter 6. Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals in Gender Mainstreaming through the Gender and Development Perspective; Izza Mafruhah and Indah Susilowati Chapter 7. Institutional Ownership, Dividend Policy, Debt Policy, and Risk: An Analysis of Simultaneous Equation; St. Ibrah Mustafa Kamal and Eduardus Tandelilin Chapter 8. Investor Behavior During Covid-19 Pandemic: Do They Herding?; Firda Nosita and Rifqi Amrulloh Chapter 9. CO2 Emissions, Population, Tourism, Oil Consumption, and Corruption: Evidence from ASEAN 5 Developing Countries; Winny Perwithosuci, Izza Mafruhah, Evi Gravitiani, and Tamat Sarmidi Chapter 10. Capital, Liquidity, Profitability and Credit Risk Nexus: A Panel VAR Study on Selected Developing Countries; Mochammad Doddy Ariefianto and Irwan Trinugroho Chapter 11. VaR Model for Managing Market Risk of Portfolio; Firman Pribadi, Arni Surwanti, and Wen-Chung Shih

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Book SynopsisVolume 46 of Advances in Econometrics presents essays in honor of Subhal Kumbhakar. His influence on the applied productivity and efficiency profession is legion, as evidenced by his voluminous body of research, must read textbook and attendance at sessions where he is presenting or his work is featured.Subal's oeuvre continues to grow, his ability to move the applied econometric and productivity literature forward never stalling and his charismatic smile always there to cheer up colleagues and friends on a gloomy day. It is the editor's distinct privilege to gather this collection of papers that honors Subal's many accomplishments, drawing further attention to the various areas of scholarship that he has touched.Advances in Econometrics publishes original scholarly econometrics papers with the intention of expanding the use of developed and emerging econometric techniques by disseminating ideas on the theory and practice of econometrics throughout th

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Book SynopsisThis wide-ranging set of papers deals with crucial questions in economic theory, economic policy and economic history. The papers help explain why economic performance deteriorated dramatically in the West over the past three decades as the ''Golden Age'' of capitalism after World War II was replaced by global neoliberal capitalism. They show that theoretical frameworks rooted in the radical and heterodox traditions can explain this evolution and the current global economic and financial crisis, something mainstream theories cannot do. Topics include but are not limited to: methodology: a critique of ''positivism'' is used to explain why mainstream reliance on fairy-tale assumptions should be replaced by realistic assumption sets as argued by Marx and Keynes Marx, Keynes and Minsky on financial market instability versus mainstream theories of ''efficient'' financial markets how Keynes's assumption that the future is unknowable revolutionized not only macro theory but the micro theory of agent choice as well structural causes of the current global financial crisis how innovative theories of competition, globalization, capital investment and financialization inspired by Marx, Keynes and Schumpeter can be used to explain the crisis tendencies of neoliberal capitalism the influence of class conflict on economic policy, including in the current ''austerity'' regimes. The papers in this book should be of interest to most economists and can be used in both graduate and upper level undergraduate courses. Many of these papers are accessible to anyone who reads the business press.Trade ReviewThis is a marvelous collection of essays of Jim Crotty. They are a joy to read, and provide contributions a plenty for analysing and understanding the evolution of capitalism through globalization and financialization, and developing theories alternative to the mainstream based on realistic assumptions.' --Malcolm Sawyer, University of Leeds, UK'No one has written with greater clarity and insight about economic theory and capitalist dynamics in the past three decades than James Crotty. This collection, assembling his best papers in one place, is a must-have for established and aspirational political economists alike. There is wisdom on every page.' --Gary Dymski, Leeds University Business School, UK'At a time when mainstream economics is being questioned across the world for its lack of relevance and inability to explain observed reality, James Crotty's work comes as a welcome reminder of how economics can be both relevant and insightful. This body of work spanning more than four decades is still fresh and topical, and essential reading for anyone who wants to understand contemporary capitalism.' --Jayati Ghosh, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, IndiaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I: METHODOLOGY AND THEORY AS IF REALITY MATTERED: FRIEDMAN VS. KEYNES, MARX AND MINSKY 1. The Realism of Assumptions Does Matter: Why Keynes-Minsky Theory Must Replace Efficient Market Theory as the Guide to Financial Regulation Policy 2. Are Keynesian Uncertainty and Macrotheory Compatible? Conventional Decision Making, Institutional Structures and Conditional Stability in Keynesian Macromodels 3. The Centrality of Money, Credit and Financial Intermediation in Marx’s Crisis Theory: An Interpretation of Marx’s Methodology PART II: UNDERSTANDING THE GREAT FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2007-2008 4. If Financial Market Competition is Intense, Why are Financial Firm Profits so High?: Reflections on the Current “Golden Age” of Finance 5. Structural Causes of the Global Financial Crisis: A Critical Assessment of the “New Financial Architecture” 6. How Bonus-Driven “Rainmaker” Financial Firms Enrich Top Employees, Destroy Shareholder Value and Create Systemic Financial Instability PART III: KEYNES, THE “KEYNESIANS” AND “NEW KEYNESIANS” ON INVESTMENT THEORY 7. Is New Keynesian Investment Theory Really “Keynesian”?: Reflections on Fazzari and Variato 8. Owner-Manager Conflict and Financial Theories of Investment Instability: A Critical Assessment of Keynes, Tobin and Minsky PART IV: COMPETITION, GLOBALIZATION, ACCUMULATION AND FINANCIALIZATION IN THE SPIRIT OF MARX, SCHUMPETER AND KEYNES 9. Rethinking Marxian Investment Theory: Keynes-Minsky Instability, Competitive Regime Shifts and Coerced Investment 10. Core Industries, Coercive Competition and the Structural Contradictions of Global Neoliberalism 11. The Neoliberal Paradox: The Impact of Destructive Product Market Competition and Modern Financial Markets on Nonfinancial Corporation Performance in the Neoliberal Era PART V: RADICAL THEORY, CLASS CONFLICT AND POLICY IN THE US AND ABROAD 12. Was Keynes a Corporatist?: Keynes’s Radical Views on Industrial Policy and Macro Policy in the 1920s 13. Class Conflict and Macropolicy: The Political Business Cycle 14. The Great Austerity War in the US: What Caused the US Deficit Crisis and Who Should Pay to Fix It? 15. Was IMF-Imposed Economic Regime Change in South Korea Justified: The Political Economy of the IMF Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book sets out a shrewd and comprehensive policy programme, for both 'microeconomic' supply-side settings of tax and regulatory systems, and 'macroeconomic' policies for fiscal and monetary policies to regulate demand and support the supply-side growth agenda. Explaining the numerous benefits of free trade after Britain's exit from the EU, and challenging the anti-Brexit argument, Patrick Minford builds on his extensive research into economic modelling to quantify the effects of Brexit and propose policies for the aftermath. Laying out an agenda for replacing social interventionist EU regulation with a robust free market framework, Minford proposes a radical tax reform programme to broaden the tax base and flatten marginal rates. This incisive book looks to the future of the UK beyond Brexit, addressing the effects of coronavirus and proposing an avenue of policies for recovery.Featuring key empirical analysis and insightful arguments, this book will be crucial reading for economists and policymakers investigating and overseeing the future of UK economic policy. It will also benefit scholars of economics and political economy, particularly those interested in tax reform programmes.Trade Review'Brexit offers the UK the opportunity to shake off the shackles of its EU past and rejuvenate its economy. In this book, Patrick Minford and David Meenagh set out the reforms needed - deregulation, free trade, and fiscal and monetary reform - to make Brexit a success. More markets, less government. UK policymakers should adopt After Brexit, What Next? as their canonical text.' -- Kevin Dowd, Durham University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction and summary PART I RESTORING BRITAIN’S COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH FREE TRADE AND REFORMS OF THE TAX AND REGULATORY SYSTEM 2. The trade effects of Brexit on the UK economy 3. The costs of EU regulation 4. An agenda for tax reform PART II SUPPORTING BRITAIN’S ECONOMY THROUGH FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICY 5. Fiscal and monetary policy for the post-Brexit world 6. Reforming monetary policy for a normal future 7. Fiscal rules and the new fiscal programme 8. Public spending within the new fiscal programme 9. Conclusions Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book sets out a shrewd and comprehensive policy programme, for both 'microeconomic' supply-side settings of tax and regulatory systems, and 'macroeconomic' policies for fiscal and monetary policies to regulate demand and support the supply-side growth agenda. Explaining the numerous benefits of free trade after Britain's exit from the EU, and challenging the anti-Brexit argument, Patrick Minford builds on his extensive research into economic modelling to quantify the effects of Brexit and propose policies for the aftermath. Laying out an agenda for replacing social interventionist EU regulation with a robust free market framework, Minford proposes a radical tax reform programme to broaden the tax base and flatten marginal rates. This incisive book looks to the future of the UK beyond Brexit, addressing the effects of coronavirus and proposing an avenue of policies for recovery.Featuring key empirical analysis and insightful arguments, this book will be crucial reading for economists and policymakers investigating and overseeing the future of UK economic policy. It will also benefit scholars of economics and political economy, particularly those interested in tax reform programmes.Trade Review'Brexit offers the UK the opportunity to shake off the shackles of its EU past and rejuvenate its economy. In this book, Patrick Minford and David Meenagh set out the reforms needed - deregulation, free trade, and fiscal and monetary reform - to make Brexit a success. More markets, less government. UK policymakers should adopt After Brexit, What Next? as their canonical text.' -- Kevin Dowd, Durham University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction and summary PART I RESTORING BRITAIN’S COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH FREE TRADE AND REFORMS OF THE TAX AND REGULATORY SYSTEM 2. The trade effects of Brexit on the UK economy 3. The costs of EU regulation 4. An agenda for tax reform PART II SUPPORTING BRITAIN’S ECONOMY THROUGH FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICY 5. Fiscal and monetary policy for the post-Brexit world 6. Reforming monetary policy for a normal future 7. Fiscal rules and the new fiscal programme 8. Public spending within the new fiscal programme 9. Conclusions Index

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Book SynopsisThe rapid integration of global governments, businesses and capital has faced a dramatic and often hostile backlash in recent years. As populist agendas worldwide gain momentum, Deglobalization 2.0 explores the key drivers of reactionary movements. From the 'Make America Great Again' movement in the US, to Continental European populism, Peter van Bergeijk explains the critical catalysts of anti-globalization sentiment. Through a historical lens, this book draws out similarities and differences between contemporary developments and the economic crises of the 1930s, offering a unique understanding of the political and economic drivers of deglobalization. Focusing on wealth inequality, social uncertainty and international competition for economic supremacy, van Bergeijk examines and offers answers for the lacunae in the globalization debate. Provocative, insightful and accessible, this book confronts the deglobalization issue as a matter of real urgency and is thus vital reading for policy makers and managers working in international affairs and economic relations. It also offers guidance for academics in international economics and relations moving into the uncharted territory of deglobalization processes.Trade Review'This is an insightful and thought-provoking book that ranges widely in its analysis of deglobalization. All students of the international economy should read the latest work of this well-respected economist.' --Andrew K. Rose, University of California, Berkeley, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Spoilers 2. Setting the stage 3. Deglobalization is not new! 4. What drives deglobalization? 5. Is deglobalization good or bad? 6. The future of deglobalization References Index

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Book SynopsisOffering a new and comprehensive overview of important topics and orientations in the anthropological study of economic life, this invigorating third edition of A Handbook of Economic Anthropology addresses key changes in the decade since the previous edition in people’s economic lives and environments, as well as in intellectual interest among scholars.The Handbook contains diverse reflections on the economic turmoil of 2008 and the austerity that followed. Containing 35 newly commissioned chapters from important scholars in the field, it covers the nature of work and the changing ways people think about it, as stable jobs give way to short term work and the platform economy, as well as the expansion of the financial sector and efforts to control it. Chapters further explore social reproduction, the maintenance and regeneration of households and social relations over time, as well as the increasing concern with value, morality and ethics, both as things that motivate people and as policy orientations.This will be a critical read for academic anthropologists looking for a state-of-the-art and thorough reference work for this key area of the discipline. Economic sociologists and geographers, as well as heterodox economists will also benefit from the broad range of empirical work and theoretical standpoints explored.Trade Review‘A Handbook of Economic Anthropology accomplishes that rare feat of surveying the state-of-the-art in the field while also pushing the boundaries of research with new ideas and interpretations. The essays are compelling in their own right, but together they provide a comprehensive look at economic anthropology today and point the way for future work.’ -- Edward F Fischer, Vanderbilt University, US, and author of The Good Life‘James Carrier’s Handbook has established itself as an indispensable resource for economic anthropologists in the 21st century. The contributions assembled in this third edition make it as informative and innovative as its two predecessors.’ -- Chris Hann, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introducing economic anthropology 1 James G. Carrier PART I ORIENTATIONS 2 Marx and political economy 10 Don Robotham 3 Polanyi and social economy 24 Barry L. Isaac 4 Mauss and the gift 35 Andrew Sanchez 5 Community and economy: economy’s base 45 Stephen Gudeman 6 Provisioning and the household 56 Susana Narotzky PART II ELEMENTS 7 Natural resources: the twice-hidden abode of economic processes 72 Jaume Franquesa 8 Property 85 David Sneath 9 Production 98 Rebecca Prentice 10 Labour 110 Charlotte Bruckermann 11 Circulation and its forms 121 Maxim Bolt 12 Markets 136 Mark Busse 13 Consumption 149 Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld and Aaron C. Delgaty 14 Waste: the first and final frontier 162 Jacob Doherty PART III INTEGRATIONS 15 Gender: feminist perspectives and economic anthropology 176 Victoria Goddard and Frances Pine 16 Environment and economy: Great divide to great acceleration 191 Eric Hirsch 17 Ritual, rationality and intersections between economy and religion 204 Simon Coleman 18 Kinship and economy 216 Lale Yalçın-Heckmann 19 Migration 227 İbrahim Sirkeci and Armağan Teke Lloyd 20 Morality 239 Irene Sabaté Muriel 21 Archaeology and markets 251 Douglas K. Smit PART IV ISSUES 22 Economic ethicising 266 Stefanie Mauksch 23 The good life 277 Matthew Doyle 24 Emerging varieties of work 289 Ivan Rajković 25 Anthropology’s brief (?) obsession with neoliberalism 303 Thomas Dunk 26 Global inequality 316 Jason Hickel 27 Underlying transfers 331 Anthony J. Pickles 28 Mass mobilisations 341 Ida Susser 29 Business 353 Greg Urban 30 Commodity chains 368 André Thiemann 31 Instability 379 Donald M. Nonini 32 Anthropology with or without Home 392 Andreas Streinzer 33 Activist anthropology 406 Katharina Bodirsky PART V AFTER THE CRISIS 34 The nature of the crisis 420 Nathan Coben 35 Society is debt 433 Anush Kapadia 36 Financialisation 447 Richard H. Robbins 37 Austerity 461 Theodore Powers 38 Financial regulation 473 Daniel Seabra Lopes 39 Alternative economies 487 Patrick O’Hare 40 After the revolutions: incremental change in contemporary economics 500 Michael Blim Index

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Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking book investigates the political and economic transformation that has taken place over the past three decades in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE) since the fall of the Iron Curtain. Through an examination of both the successes and shortcomings of post communist reform and the challenges ahead for the region, it explores the topical issues of economic transition and integration, highlighting important lessons to be learned. Featuring contributions from both top academics and experienced policymakers, 30 Years of Transition in Europe first discusses the process of transition in CESEE from a historical perspective, analysing the impacts of differing approaches on economic and monetary policy, the role of central banks and the speed of reform in various countries of the region. Chapters also compare CESEE transformations to emerging economies in Asia, and examine contemporary concerns around financial and monetary stability, as well as exploring the long-term determinants of economic growth such as digitalization, climate change and demographic trends. Economists, central bankers, and policymakers in the banking sector and other international financial organizations will find this book an enlightening read. It will also be useful for academics in economics and politics with a particular interest in emerging European economies and European integration.Trade Review‘I highly recommend the scholars and observers of contemporary world to take a look at this book, not in a pick-and-match manner by chapters, but the volume as a whole.’ -- Tom Hashimoto, Eurasian Geography and EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I A historic transformation: heterogeneity in CESEE in a changing global context 1 Looking back on 30 years of transition – and looking 30 years ahead Robert Holzmann 2 1989: the year of the great ambivalence Anton Pelinka 3 The price of unity: the transformation of Germany and Eastern Europe after 1989 Philipp Ther PART II A central banker’s view on monetary policy during transition 4 Monetary policy challenges during transition: the case of Serbia Jorgovanka Tabaković and Ana Ivković 5 Monetary milestones of the past 30 years: the Czech National Bank’s view Jiří Rusnok 6 Croatia – from hyperinflation to the road to the euro area Boris Vujčić and Katja Gattin Turkalj PART III Modes of transition: the impact of different economic policy approaches 7 Ten lessons from thirty years of post-communist economic transformation Anders Åslund 8 The impact of different transition patterns and approaches on economic development in EU-CEE11, Russia and Ukraine Marina Gruševaja 9 Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe’s reunion with Europe Andrzej Sławiński PART IV Lessons from three decades of catching-up in Asia 10 Catching-up in Central and Eastern Europe and East Asia – commonalities and differences Michael A. Landesmann 11 Chinese multinationals in East Central Europe: structural, institutional or political considerations? Ágnes Szunomár PART V Challenges for CESEE’s near future: monetary and financial stability 12 Did macroprudential policies play a role in stabilizing the credit and capital flow cycle in CESEE? Markus Eller, Helene Schuberth and Lukas Vashold 13 30 years of monetary and exchange rate regimes in Central and Eastern Europe: what has changed, and what is next? Johannes Wiegand PART VI The future of CESEE: the impact of megatrends 14 At the start of a new leadership of the European Commission and the European Central Bank: where is the place of Central and Eastern Europe? Martin Selmayr 15 Will the EU overcome the East-West divide? Ada Ámon 16 Demographic change in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe: trends, determinants and challenges Tomáš Sobotka and Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz 17 The demographic challenge of Eastern Europe and potential policy options Mario Holzner Index

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Book SynopsisThis important book focuses on the impact of home countries on the international competitiveness of transnational corporations (TNCs). It seeks to explain the geographic concentration of the most internationally competitive TNCs in a single or very few countries, and their uneven performance at these concentration points. The theoretical framework for this analysis is based on a link between the location advantages of countries and the ownership advantages of firms.The book focuses on professional service TNCs as the competitive advantages of these firms are based entirely on intangible, often mobile assets, and they thus provide a striking illustration for the ways in which such assets shape the competitiveness of firms.Analyses of TNCs in several professional service industries based in various countries reveal the dynamic balance between the home and the foreign countries in which the TNCs operate, as well as the combination of country- and firm-specific attributes in shaping the competitiveness of TNCs and the subsequent patterns of global competition.The Origins of the International Competitiveness of Firms extends our knowledge of the determinants of the international competitiveness of TNCs, and will be of interest to scholars and students of international business and business strategy, and to those working in the fields of international competition, trade and investment.Trade Review'. . . her [Nachum's] book is an important addition to the literature on foreign direct investments.' -- Y. Aharoni, Journal of Economics/Zeitschrift fur NationalokonomieTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The National Origin of the Ownership Advantages of Firms 3. The Impact of Home Countries on the Ownership Advantages of Firms 4. Ownership Advantages and Competitiveness 5. The Strength and Sustainability of the Impact of Home Countries on the Competitiveness of Firms 6. The Impact of Home versus Foreign Countries on the Competitiveness of Firms 7. FDI and the Impact of Home Countries on the Competitiveness of Firms 8. The Limitations of the Impact of Home Countries on the Competitiveness of Firms and the Role of Individual Firms 9. Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisPrivatization investment funds are the key feature of mass privatization programmes in transitional economies. This book offers a thorough survey of mass privatization programmes in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia, supported with extensive empirical analysis. The study of 'top-down' privatization funds in Poland and 'bottom-up' funds in the Czech Republic and Slovenia offers different solutions to the problem of how to improve the governance of privatization funds. The authors argue that the institutional structure of closed-end investment companies and open-end mutual funds has not provided the right incentives to maximize the value for the shareholders. In addition too many regulations are in place in underdeveloped markets to protect new shareholders unaccustomed to exercising their ownership rights. Instead, the authors argue that they need to promote adjustment in fund portfolios and ownership structures in order to spur the development of capital markets and effective mechanisms of corporate governance.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. The Governance of Privatization Funds in the Czech Republic 2. The Governance of Privatization Funds in Poland 3. The Governance of Privatization Funds in Slovenia Part I: The Role of Privatization Funds in Privatization and Post-Privatization Part II: Transformation of Privatization Funds Part III: Management Companies and Issues of Governance of Privatization Funds Part IV: The Governance of Privatization Funds with Special Reference to the Role of Supervisory Boards 4. The Impact of Privatization Funds on Corporate Governance in Mass Privatization Schemes: the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia 5. The Governance of Privatization Funds: Open Issues and Policy Recommendations References Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisForeign capital has played a fundamental role in China's development and economic reconstruction during the past two decades. China is now the world's second largest host for foreign direct investment, outside the United States. This important new book, by a distinguished group of contributors, offers insights into the impact of foreign investment on China's growth and regional economic development. The book features: an examination of China's investment policy an analysis of the most recent industrial surveys case studies from selected regions applications of modern econometric techniques to data on foreign direct investment in China Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in China will be of interest to those working in the areas of international business, finance and international economics as well as Asian development and Chinese economic studies.Trade Review'Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in China is an edited compilation of nine papers (plus an introduction), most of which were presented in July 1997 at an international conference on the economics of Greater China. The papers will be of interest primarily to academic economists and policymakers. . .' -- Roger Strange, Asia Pacific Business Review'This edited book examines an important area of China's foreign economic relations - namely, the contribution foreign direct investment (FDI) has made to economic growth in China. . . . The book is a valuable addition to the literature on China's science and industry policies.' -- Cong Cao, The China Journal'The hallmark of the book is the analysis of Chinese national data using a variety of techniques . . . the book is attractively produced. Edward Elgar continues to provide a great service in publishing books on transition economies with good empirical work . . . contributing to our knowledge of what is happening in the 30 formerly centrally planned economies.' -- Richard Pomfret, Journal of Comparative EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. FDI and Economic Growth: An Introduction Part I: Foreign Direct Investment in the Chinese Economy 2. Foreign Investment Policy, Contribution and Performance 3. Foreign Capital Stock and its Determinants 4. The Performance of FDI Part II: Foreign Direct Investment, Trade and Economic Growth 5. The Impact of FDI and Trade 6. FDI, Trade and Transfer Pricing 7. Causality Between FDI and Economic Growth Part III: Foreign Direct Investment and Regional Economies 8. Changing Patterns of FDI in Shanghai 9. FDI and Industrial Restructuring in Xiamen 10. FDI and Economic Development in Guangdong Index

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Book SynopsisIncome distribution is one of the most important issues related to social change and is a central question in public policy. Despite this, income distribution is often neglected by mainstream economics. This important book seeks to rectify this by presenting a number of heterodox approaches to income distribution.The book approaches the subject from a variety of different schools of thought and focuses on some of the broader topics within income distribution as well as its significance for national policy. It addresses the social order of society as dictated by income, as well as institutional arrangements and their impact on income distribution theory and policy. The authors discuss current thinking as well as considering empirical findings on income distribution and how these are affected by different stages of economic development. The Economics of Income Distribution will be welcomed by economists, sociologists and political scientists interested in public policy issues relating to income distribution.Trade Review'. . . this is a good read for any economist with an interest in distribution. Given the diversity of views presented and topics covered, there will almost certainly be something to provoke your anger or reinforce your preconceptions about distribution.' -- James Peach, Journal of Economic LiteratureTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Economics of Income Distribution: Heterodox Approaches. An Introduction 2. Bronfenbrenner Revisited 3. An Institutionalist Approach to Income Distribution 4. Beyond Income Distribution: An Entitlement Systems Approach to the Acquirement Problem 5. Deflation and Distribution: Austerity Policies in Britain in the 1920s 6. Income Distribution in the Transition: Some Reflections and Some Evidence 7. Income Distribution and Environmental Policy Instruments 8. Looking Back Index

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Book SynopsisThis important and timely book examines how corporate governance has and should be developed in China to meet the challenges of enterprise and financial reform. It highlights key economic, social and political issues that China has to confront in order to transform the state owned industrial enterprises into a competitive and modern corporate sector.On Kit Tam critically appraises the main analytical frameworks and models of corporate governance in industrialized countries. He then assesses China's development in terms of current Western debates in relation to the role, function and evolution of corporate governance arrangements. He examines how the Chinese government has adopted a top-down approach combined with a market based Anglo-American model. The author also presents surveys of company directors, managers and supervisors reporting the current environment and analyses the choices available in the light of China's particular problems. He concludes with suggestions for a model of corporate governance in China.This book will be welcomed by economists and those interested in management studies, Chinese reform, international business, Asian studies, industrial organization and business strategy.Trade Review'. . . this is a well reasoned account giving an insightful perspective on changes taking place within corporate China. It eloquently situates China's reforms within the international debate on corporate governance, providing coherent arguments backed by new empirical findings.' -- Norbert Kaldun, Allianz Global Risk Report'The Development of Corporate Governance in China is a timely and well-written book. It elegantly situates China's corporate governance reforms in an international context and provides coherent argument backed by new empirical findings. It is a must read for anyone interested in the economic reform of China's vast state sector.' -- Christopher A. McNally, The China Journal'. . . a useful first step for scholars, students, and practitioners outside China interested in corporate governance inside China.' -- Mike W. Peng, Academy of Management Executive'The Development of Corporate Governance in China examines how the development of corporate governance matters in China's economic development and enterprise reform. It provides a penetrating study of the major corporate governance issues encountered in the country's reform process. Set firmly against the realities of China and relevant international experiences, the book shows the pitfalls of China's approach to corporate development and suggests an alternative model. Its analysis is balanced and full of insights into the working of the emerging corporate sector. It is the first major book on the subject with comprehensive survey data. Anyone interested in the future of China's economic and corporate development would find the book rewarding and worthwhile.' -- Y.Y. Kueh, Lingnan University, Hong Kong'This is an extremely timely and valuable book. The future of corporate governance has been under keen debate in China and crucial decisions are currently being taken. Professor Tam's book succinctly analyses the background and theoretical issues and discusses how the dilemma might be resolved. Essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary Chinese business, economics or organization.' -- Christopher Howe, University of London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Corporate Governance and the Creation of Modern Corporations in China 3. Models of Corporate Governance: Theoretical Approaches and an International Comparison 4. Corporate Governance Issues Relating to China 5. An Analysis of Corporate Governance Arrangements in Chinese Public Companies 6. Current Practices and Problems in China’s Corporate Governance 7. Future Development of Corporate Governance for Chinese Companies Appendices References Index

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Book SynopsisThe successful macroeconomic stabilization in Central and Eastern European countries has encouraged inflows of foreign capital badly needed to promote economic development. Strikingly, these countries have found capital inflows in their various forms to be a mixed blessing, threatening the macroeconomic balance that they have recently achieved. These countries have learned that it is not easy to continue to attract foreign capital and simultaneously to reduce its adverse effects on inflation, the exchange rate and the current account, and to contain disturbances resulting from reversals of the flows. This book investigates recent experiences in Central and Eastern Europe and contrasts it with that of Latin America and East Asia, and suggests appropriate policies and lessons to be learned. The authors conclude that many features of, and policy dilemmas faced by, formerly centrally planned economies in Europe are similar to those in other emerging economies. However, certain unique characteristics such as data limitations and the fragility of the banking and financial systems, compound the problems faced by policy makers in Central and Eastern Europe.This book will prove invaluable to policymakers and scholars interested in and responsible for international finance in transition economies.Trade Review'. . . an excellent piece of comparative economic policy analysis of individual countries in Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe facing similar, but not identical, problems. . . . This book provides a first comparative analysis of financial inflows for transition economies. The problem will be a continuing one and the lessons to be gained from these country studies are important for economists both in the policy making and academic communities. Each study provides a solid foundation for future research on the individual countries or the region as a whole.' -- David M. Kemme, Journal of Comparative EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: The Background: Capital Inflow Episodes and Their Lessons in Asia and Latin America 1. Macroeconomic Policy Issues Raised by Capital Inflows 2. Sustainable and Excessive Current Account Deficits 3. Capital Inflows to Asia: The Role of Monetary Policy 4. The Effectiveness of Capital Controls: Theory and Evidence from Chile Part II: Recent Experience in More Advanced Transition Countries 5. Capital Inflows to Hungary and Accompanying Policy Responses, 1995–1996 6. Financial Inflows to Poland, 1990–1996 7. Capital Inflows to the Baltic States, 1992–1996 8. Financial Flows to a Small Open Economy: The Case of Slovenia Summary Index

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