Introduction to Post-Keynesian Economics [electronic resource] /
Lavoie, Marc.author.
This book offers an accessible introduction to post-Keynesian economics, showing that there is an alternative to neoclassical economics and its free-market economic policies. Post-Keynesian economics is founded on realistic assumptions, such as interest targeting by central banks or constant average variable costs in manufacturing and services.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; Preface to the English Edition; Introduction; 1 Post-Keynesian Heterodoxy; 2 Heterodox Microeconomics; 3 A Macroeconomic Monetary Circuit; 4 The Short Period: Effective Demand and the Labour Market; 5 The Long Period: Old and New Growth Models; 6 General Conclusion; Bibliography; Postface; Index
Previous ed.: 2006.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book offers an accessible introduction to post-Keynesian economics, showing that there is an alternative to neoclassical economics and its free-market economic policies. Post-Keynesian economics is founded on realistic assumptions, such as interest targeting by central banks or constant average variable costs in manufacturing and services.
Macroeconomics.
Economic history.
Economic theory.
Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.
Economic History.
Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.