Political economy : the contest of economic ideas / Frank Stilwell.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Stilwell, Frank J. B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Economics.
• Comparative economics.

Physical Description:

xxi, 458 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Australia : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Summary:

• This third edition of Political Economy: The Contest of Economic Ideas provides a fully updated overview of the political economy and its connection with social concerns.
• Explains relationships between political ideologies and economics
• This book investigates the main traditions of economic ideas and provides a 'big picture' overview of the analytical tools and value judgments associated with competing schools of economic thought.
• Breaks down the theories
• A clear and engaging writing style makes the complexities of contesting economic ideas-such as classical political economy and Marxist economics, and neoclassical economies and neoliberalism-easier to grasp.
• Accessible and topical
• Essential reading for those students and teachers interested in broadening their understanding of conventional political economics, and considering the coherent and constructive alternatives.
• New to the edition
• New chapter on the economics of happiness
• New sections on
• The global financial crisis
• The economic implications of climate change
• Putting a price on carbon
• Green jobs
• Financialisation
• 'Affluenza'
• Behavioural economics
• New images of key economists who have shaped the development to economic theory. Book jacket.

Contents:

• Part I Current Economic Processes and Problems 001
• 1 What is Political Economy? 002
• 2 The Personal is Political Economic 010
• 3 Structural Economic Changes 017
• 4 Political Economic Challenges 025
• Part II Economic Systems and Economic Theories 039
• 5 Economic Systems 040
• 6 Capitalism 051
• 7 Economic Theories 058
• Part III Back to Basics: Classical Political Economy 065
• 8 Capitalism Emerging 066
• 9 Private Vices, Public Virtues 073
• 10 Value, Distribution, Growth 080
• 11 Land and Economic Surplus 088
• Part IV The Critique of Capitalism: Marxist Economics 097
• 12 Contesting Capitalism 098
• 13 The Mode of Production 107
• 14 Labour, Value, Exploitation 115
• 15 Capital Accumulation 126
• 16 Reproduction, Growth, Change 133
• 17 Economic Crises 141
• Part V The Ideology of the Market: Neoclassical Economics 149
• 18 Free-market Economics 150
• 19 Consumers 161
• 20 Firms 171
• 21 Market Structures 180
• 22 Distribution 191
• 23 Economic Welfare and Neoliberalism 200
• Part VI Evolution and Reform: Institutional Economics 211
• 24 Economy and Society 212
• 25 A Dissident Tradition in Economics 220
• 26 Economic Power 229
• 27 Economic and Social Reform 241
• 28 Corporate Globalisation 251
• Part VII Stabilising the Economy: Keynesian Economics 263
• 29 The Disillusioned Defence of Capitalism 264
• 30 Constructing a Keynesian Model 273
• 31 Instability in a Monetary Economy 284
• 32 Macroeconomic Policy 293
• 33 The Keynesian Legacy 304
• Part VIII Contemporary Concerns: Modern Political Economy 317
• 34 A Radical Reconstruction 318
• 35 Economy and Environment 325
• 36 Technology, Industry, Work 338
• 37 Class, Gender, Ethnicity 350
• 38 The Political Economy of the State 364
• Part IX Whither Political Economy? Conflict and Progress 373
• 39 Why Do Economists Disagree? 374
• 40 A Level Playing Field for Economic Ideas? 387
• 41 W(h)ither Capitalism? 395
• 42 A Happy Ending? 406.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-445) and index.

ISBN:

• 9780195575019
• 0195575016

OCLC:

779097365