Political economy and the new capitalism : essays in honour of Sam Aaronovitch / edited by Jan Toporowski.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aaronovitch, Sam.

Toporowski, Jan.

Series:

Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 26.

Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 26

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitalism.

Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Political Economy and the New Capitalism examines the relevance of Sam Aaronovitch's pioneering empirical studies of British capitalism in the light of modern developments. A wide range of problems are reviewed from industrial concentration today to the co-ordination of economic policies in Europe. Aaronovitch's work on the role of finance in the British economy is the subject sustained reflection. Individual chapters examine orthodox and left-wing criticisms of finance, exchange rate instability, and employment, growth and regions in the context of European Union. This work conclude

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Introduction; Economic policy and the nature of contemporary capitalism; Rejuvenated capitalism and no longer existing socialism: a classical Marxist explanation MEGHNAD DESAI; Contemporary capitalism and Keynes's General Theory G.C.HARCOURT; The 'Conflict Theory of Inflation' re-visited PAT DEVINE; The fall of the wall: a socio-economic interpretation of the end of systems competition EGON MATZNER; Aspects of the New Capitalism; 'Big Business': (almost) twenty-five years on MALCOLM SAWYER

Military expenditure and globalization RON SMITHCo-operation, coercion and autonomy in the contest for European unity JRG HUFFSCHMID; Unequal exchange re-visited PAUL LEVINE; The agrarian question in an age of 'New Capitalism' A.HAROON AKRAM-LODHI; Finance and the New Capitalism; Two views of the City ALAN BUDD; Profits and exchange rate instability in a capitalist world JAN TOPOROWSKI; Globalization, regionalism and national economic policies PHILIP ARESTIS AND ELENI PALIGINIS; Big banks, small business and the regions in bankers' Europe VICTORIA CHICK

ESOP's fable: golden egg or sour grapes? BEN FINEA bibliography of the writings of Sam Aaronovitch JAN TOPOROWSKI; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [194]-195) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-63337-8

1-280-32997-1

1-134-63340-8

0-203-25732-4

0-203-05555-1

9780203055557

OCLC:

71348371