This Palgrave Pivot uses Marxian economic categories and analysis to explore the deeper causes of the 2008 global economic crisis, what the crisis represents for capitalism, and why fiscal and monetary policies pursued in its wake have failed to rejuvenate economies. With an innovative...

1. Introduction -- 2. A Peripheral Finn in the Capital of Europe -- 3. Fire Brigade to Athens -- 4. Big Bazooka by Night -- 5. The Deauville Doomsday and Voldemort in Ireland -- 6. The Comprehensive Crisis Response -- 7. Summertime Blues in Italy -- 8. The Hour of Obama – and Don Camillo -- 9....

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1_Introduction To Unified Theory Of Capitalism -- Chapter 2_Scientific Economic Laws Of Capitalism -- Chapter 3_European Colonialism And Capitalist Development -- Chapter 4_Hobsbawm’s Question On Peasantry -- Chapter 5_On Economic Behavior of...

This volume discusses the impact of Financial Economics, Growth Dynamics, and the Finance & Banking sector in the economies of countries. The contributors analyse and discuss the effects of the recent financial crises on the economic growth and performance in various countries. The volume covers...

This book presents stimulating new perspectives on three key sets of issues: a fair globalization, the policies that might be adopted in response to protectionist pressures, and sustainable development policies involving G7 and G20 actions to lay the foundations for renewed trust. The individual...

Introduction: Demand, Complexity, and Long-Run Economic Evolution -- Part I Re-thinking the Economic Possibilities of Our Grandchildren -- Work and Consumption in an Era of Unbalanced Technological Advance -- Institutions Hold Consumption on a Leash: An Evolutionary Economic Approach to the...

1. Introduction: Work Hard and Play by the Rules -- 2. From Socrates to Smith: The Moral and Cultural Foundations of Economics -- 3. Just the Facts, Mammon: Modern Aspirations to Moral and Cultural Neutrality -- 4. Keynes' Revolutionary Vision: Consumer Satisfaction as Moral Crusade -- 5....

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Economics of Knowledge -- Chapter 3: The New Direction of Technological Change -- Chapter 4: The Dynamics of Knowledge Governance: Schumpeterian growth regimes -- Chapter 5: The Political Economy of the Knowledge Growth Regime -- Chapter 6: Towards a New...