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Author:   Ben Fine ,  Ourania Dimakou
Publisher:   Pluto Press
Imprint:   Pluto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.336kg
ISBN:  

9780745336824

ISBN 10:   0745336825
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   20 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Boxes List of Diagrams List of Abbreviations Preface, Preliminaries and Acknowledgements 1. Macroeconomy versus Macroeconomics? 2. Accelerator-Multiplier: Stabbing the Knife-Edge in the Back? 3. Classical Dichotomies 4. Growth Theories: Old, New or More of the Same? 5. The Keynesian Revolutions 6. Post-Keynesian Dilemmas 7. Keynesian Revolution: What Keynes, What Revolution? 8. From Monetarist Counter-Revolution to Fundamentalism 9. Forging the Consensus: Monetary Policy and Real Business Cycle Theory 10. From New Classical Fundamentalism to New Nonsensus Macroeconomics 11. International Macro? 12. The Enigmas of Overshooting 13. Whither Macroeconomics? References Index

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Building on his years of experience, Fine and Dimakou have created an accessible and rich resource for those who appreciate critical and creative approaches. This and its companion microeconomics volume contain numerous valuable insights for the serious student of economics. They go a long way towards countering the paring down of economics as presented in mainstream texts. -- Stuart Birks, head of the World Economics Association's Textbook Commentaries Project, author of Rethinking economics: From Analogies to the Real World (Springer, 2015) and 40 Critical Pointers for Students of Economics (WEA Press, 2015) These wonderful volumes are what many teachers and students of economics have been waiting for - textbooks that are logical, critical, accessible and relevant. Designed to encourage understanding rather than mechanical application of techniques, they will help readers to develop a framework that allows them to understand what is actually going on in economies today. -- Professor Jayati Ghosh, Jawaharlal Nehru University In this welcome new volume, Fine and Dimakou successfully critically interrogate the major strands of contemporary mainstream macroeconomics. -- Jomo Kwame Sundaram, former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for economic analysis (2005-2015), recipient of Wassily Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought (2007). Almost a decade after a crisis that mainstream economists thought was impossible, they continue to peddle the same basic theories of equilibrium and money neutrality. Students who are justifiably dissatisfied with this fare should consult these books, which distill Ben Fine's 40 years of being a thorn in the side of mainstream economics. -- Steve Keen, author of Debunking Economics (Zed, 2011)

Almost a decade after a crisis that mainstream economists thought was impossible, they continue to peddle the same basic theories of equilibrium and money neutrality. Students who are justifiably dissatisfied with this fare should consult these books, which distill Ben Fine's 40 years of being a thorn in the side of mainstream economics. -- Steve Keen, author of Debunking Economics (Zed, 2011) In this welcome new volume, Fine and Dimakou successfully critically interrogate the major strands of contemporary mainstream macroeconomics. -- Jomo Kwame Sundaram, former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for economic analysis (2005-2015), recipient of Wassily Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought (2007). These wonderful volumes are what many teachers and students of economics have been waiting for - textbooks that are logical, critical, accessible and relevant. Designed to encourage understanding rather than mechanical application of techniques, they will help readers to develop a framework that allows them to understand what is actually going on in economies today. -- Professor Jayati Ghosh, Jawaharlal Nehru University Building on his years of experience, Fine and Dimakou have created an accessible and rich resource for those who appreciate critical and creative approaches. This and its companion microeconomics volume contain numerous valuable insights for the serious student of economics. They go a long way towards countering the paring down of economics as presented in mainstream texts. -- Stuart Birks, head of the World Economics Association's Textbook Commentaries Project, author of Rethinking economics: From Analogies to the Real World (Springer, 2015) and 40 Critical Pointers for Students of Economics (WEA Press, 2015)

Almost a decade after a crisis that mainstream economists thought was impossible, they continue to peddle the same basic theories of equilibrium and money neutrality. Students who are justifiably dissatisfied with this fare should consult these books, which distill Ben Fine's 40 years of being a thorn in the side of mainstream economics. -- Steve Keen, author of Debunking Economics (Zed, 2011)

Author Information

Ben Fine is Professor of Economics at SOAS, University of London. He is the author of the critical texts, Macroeconomics and Microeconomics (Pluto, 2016), co-author of Marx's 'Capital' (Pluto, 2016) and co-editor of Beyond the Developmental State (Pluto, 2013). He was awarded both the Deutscher and Myrdal Prizes in 2009. Ourania Dimakou is Lecturer in Economics at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies. She specialises in macroeconomic theory, policy and institutional design, particularly the central bank independence paradigm.

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