Alternative Approaches in Macroeconomics Essays in Honour of John McCombie / edited by Philip Arestis.

This book honours Professor John McCombie’s retirement by exploring a variety of themes, theories and debates in non-orthodox macroeconomics. With contributions from leading scholars, the book covers diverse ground in economic thought, policy, empirical work and modelling. It demonstrates ongoing pr...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Arestis, Philip (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. John McCombie’s Contribution to the Applied Economics of Growth in a Closed and Open Economy
  • 3. Why Neither Samuelson’s Neoclassical Synthesis Keynesianism Nor New Keynesianism Theory Is Compatible with Keynes’s General Theory Explanation of the Cause of Unemployment
  • 4. The Role of Commercial Banks and Financial Intermediaries in the New Consensus Macroeconomics (NCM): A Preliminary and Critical Appraisal of Old and New Models
  • 5. Microeconomics, Mesoeconomics and Macroeconomics
  • 6. A Coherent Approach to Macroeconomic Theory and Economic Policies
  • 7. Is the Share of Income of the Top One Per cent Due to the Marginal Product of Labour or Managerial Power?
  • 8. Macroeconomic Lessons from the Financialisation Process
  • 9. Financial Instability and Speculative Bubbles: Behavioural Insights and Policy Implications
  • 10. Sophistication, Productivity and Trade: A Sectoral Investigation
  • 11. Urban Growth in South Asia: A View from Outer Space
  • 12. Production Functions, the Kaldor-Verdoorn Law and Methodology
  • 13. Is the Balance of Payments Constrained Growth Rate Time-Varying? Exchange Rate Over Valuation, Policy-Induced Recessions, Deindustrialization, and Long Run Growth.