Post-keynesian economics : new foundations / Marc Lavoie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lavoie, M. (Marc), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Keynesian economics.

Physical Description:

xvi, 660 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar, 2014.

Summary:

The book is a considerably extended and fully revamped edition of the highly successful and frequently cited Foundations of Post-Keynesian Economic Analysis, published in 1992. It provides an exhaustive account of post-Keynesian economics and of the developments that have occurred in post-Keynesian theory and in the world economy over the last twenty years. Topics covered include open-economy issues, the methodological foundations of heterodox economics, consumer theory, firms and pricing, money and credit, effective demand and employment, inflation theory, and growth theories.

Contents:

Essentials of heterodox and post-Keynesian economics

Theory of choice

Theory of the firm

Credit, money and central banks

Effective demand and employment

Accumulation and capacity

Open-economy macroeconomics

Inflation theory

Concluding remarks.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 585-646) and indexes.

ISBN:

184720483X

9781847204837

OCLC:

880500479

Publisher Number:

99959181391