Postcapitalist politics

Examining practices and projects around the world that stand as examples of alternatives to capitalist politics and economics, the authors (J. K. Gibson-Graham is the combined pen name of two feminist economic geographers who work at the Australian National U. in Canberra and the U ...

La credibilidad social de la política económica en América latina

INDICE: . Presentación: la credibilidad social de la política económica en América Latina. Por Rubén Lo Vuolo PRIMERA PARTE: Régimen de crecimiento y protección social 2. Una protección social mutualista y universal. Condición para la eficacia de la lucha contra la pobreza. Por Bruno Lautier 3 ...

Informe del Congreso de los Diputados para potenciar y promover la responsabilidad social de las empresas

El Congreso de los Diputados ostenta, con este Informe, la marca de ser la primera Cámara que adopta (además por unanimidad) un acuerdo encaminado a potenciar y promover la responsabilidad social de las empresas (RSE). El Informe es el resultado de un año de trabajo ...

Estudios de política económica (1998-2006)

Durante los últimos años, la economía europea se ha visto enfrentada a una serie de retos importantes en diversos ámbitos. La introducción del euro ha cambiado el papel de las políticas macroeconómicas de los países miembros; ya no existe una política monetaria nacional y la ...

L'économie institutionnelle

L'économie est un processus institutionnalisé : tel est le consensus qui semble s'établir depuis une quinzaine d'années. Admettre l'importance des institutions pour l'étude de l'économie représente toutefois une rupture avec le courant dominant de la pensée au XXe siècle. Ce ...

Money, distribution, and economic policy

alternatives to orthodox macroeconomics

"Money, Distribution and Economic Policy" takes issue with the inappropriate treatment of money, effective demand and distribution issues in modern mainstream macroeconomics. It presents contributions which are critical of modern orthodoxy and which explore alternative approaches to macroeconomics and economic policy analysis. The contributors explore ...

Modern State intervention in the Era of Globalisation

INDICE: Preface Introduction; Part I: Theoretical Issues; 1. Economic and Political Aspects of the State; 2. The Role of the State and Government Expenditure; 3. Globalisation: Problem or Solution?; 4. Why Free Trade isn't Free - and Shouldn't Be; 5. Public Finance and Taxation ...

Money, interest, and policy

dynamic general equilibrium in a non-ricardian world

This work develops the argument that moving from "Ricardian" dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models to "non-Ricardian" models solves many puzzles and paradoxes in monetary issues that might have cast doubt on the DSGE methodology for monetary economics. An important recent advance in macroeconomics is the ...

La política económica española desde entrada en la Unión Monetaria

una análisis crítico

Obra magna, recopilatoria de los 440 artículos publicados por el Profesor Barea, Presidente de Honor de AECA, en los Diarios La Razón y Cinco Días, entre los años 2000 y 2004. La estructura del libro, que agrupa los artículos por temas en capítulos y subcapítulos ...

Specificity and the macroeconomics of restructuring

ÍNDICE: I. Introduction. 1. Introduction. 2. The empirics of aggregate restructuring. II. The basics. 3. The "Fundamental Transformation". 4. Efficient restructuring. III. Inefficient restructuring. 5. Ineficient restructuring. 6. Financial market specificity and restructuring. 7. Application: structural adjustment. IV. Institutional and Technological evolution. 8. Institution, interest ...

From the athenian tetradrachm to the Euro

studies in european monetary integration

With the introduction of the Euro much recent attention has been focused on the role of currencies and their national and international significance. Whilst much has been made of the Euro's achievements in harmonising Europe's financial dealings, it is often forgotten that it ...

The economic analysis of public policy

A critical analysis of public policy decisions requires a far greater depth of knowledge than one receives from news reports and political speeches. Issues such as how best to reduce traffic congestion, reduce acid rain, improve airline safety or develop a parcel of land are ...

La politique monetaire

Quel est le cadre institutionnel de la politique monétaire ? Quels sont les principes qui la guident? Quelle est la stratégie des banques centrales ? Comment peut-on expliquer leur politique de taux d'intérêt et comment coordonnent-elles les anticipations (leur rôle de " joueur de flûte") ? Comment la ...

Políticas para la competitividad

una experiencia de gobierno

¿Qué debe hacerse para fomentar la competitividad? Lamentablemente, entre lo que hay que hacer y lo que es realizable en la práctica hay un buen trecho. Es fácil pontificar sobre la manera de #fomentar la innovación#. Pero, ¿cómo traducirlo a políticas y programas concretos? Este ...

Internationalisation and economic institutions

comparing european experiences

This book examines when, how and why internationalisation affects national economic institutions. It confronts questions at the heart of debates in political economy and comparative politics: What does internationalisation of markets mean? Who are its carriers in domestic arenas? Through which mechanisms does it affect ...

Untangling the US deficit

evaluationg causes, cures and global imbalances

From a situation of near zero in 1990, the US current account deficit has expanded to a record level of almost $900 billion in 2006. Debate about the deficit's causes and consequences has also grown. Is the deficit a product of American profligacy or ...

Innovation and the State

political choice and strategies for growth in Israel, Taiwan, and Ireland

This book is about choice. Its main argument is that, contrary to popular belief, intensified globalization gives emerging economies a larger number of economic development alternatives than they have had since World War II. This is especially true in the case of rapid innovation-based industries ...

Keynes, the keynesians and monetarism

"Keynes, the Keynesians and Monetarism" is a major contribution to the continuing debate on macroeconomic policy-making. Tim Congdon has been a strong supporter of monetarist economic principles for over 30 years. His writings - in the newspapers and for parliamentary committees, as well as in academic ...

International financial governance under stress

global structures versus national imperatives

Persistent episodes of global financial crises have placed the existing system of international monetary and financial governance under stress. The resulting economic turmoil provides a focal point for rethinking the norms and institutions of global financial architecture and the policy options of public and private ...

Money and payments in theory and practice

International in scope and written by a leading young Post-Keynesian economist, this book focuses on the working of money and payments in a multi-bank settlement system within which banks and non-bank financial institutions have been expanding their operations outside their countries of incorporation. Departing from ...