Jan A. Kregel is one of the most important post-Keynesian economists alive. These essays deal with topics ranging from financial crisis in developing countries to today's financial regulations in the US. This key collection examines crises and their impact on growth from post-Keynesian and...

This paper carries out an assessment of the influence that different kinds of social ties exert on labour precariousness, on the state of health of urban environments and on the economic performance in Italy. Overall, the empirical evidence shows that weak ties connecting members of voluntary...