The Leaderless Economy reveals why international financial cooperation is the only solution to today's global economic crisis. In this timely and important book, Peter Temin and David Vines argue that our current predicament is a catastrophe rivaled only by the Great Depression. Taking an...

Preface -- The world economy is broken -- The British century and the Great Depression -- Keynes from the Macmillan committee to Bretton Woods -- The American century and the global financial crisis -- Restoring international balance in Europe -- Restoring international balance in the world --...

Combining theoretical work with careful historical description and analysis of new data sources, History Matters makes a strong case for a more historical approach to economics, both by argument and by example. Seventeen original essays, written by distinguished economists and economic...