Keynes's general theory for today
Subtitle: contemporary perspectives
By: edited by Jesper Jespersen, Mogens Ove Madsen
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cheltenham, U. K; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9781781009512
Subjects: Keynesian economics; Economic history
Description: The themes of this important new volume were chosen to mark the 75th anniversary of the publication of The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money. The distinguished authors concentrate on the relevance of this seminal publication for macroeconomic theory, method and the politics of today. This is particularly pertinent as similarities with the 1930s are striking in terms of unemployment, low growth, financial fragility and the European monetary union resembling the gold standard. Illustrating new ways of understanding the importance of uncertainty in macroeconomics, particularly in view of the importance of finance and balance of payments imbalances within a monetary union, this book will prove a stimulating and challenging read for academics, researchers and students of macroeconomics, heterodox economics, and the methodology and history of economic thought.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index