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UNINA9910298523103321 |
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Titolo |
Challenging the Orthodoxy : Reflections on Frank Stilwell's Contribution to Political Economy / / edited by Susan K. Schroeder, Lynne Chester |
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Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2014.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (270 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Finance, Public |
Economics |
Economic policy |
Public Economics |
International Political Economy |
Economic Policy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Foreword -- Part I: Introduction -- Part II: Contesting Economic Ideas -- Part III: Teaching Political Economy -- Part IV: Economic Inequality -- Part V: Economic Policies -- Part VI: Cities and Regions -- Part VII: A Green Economy -- Part VIII: Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Political economy focuses on issues that are fundamental to individual and collective well-being and rests on the proposition that economic phenomena do not occur in isolation from social and political processes. One leading Australian political economist is Frank Stilwell. Highlights of his work include concerns with the creation and use of wealth, inequalities between rich and poor, the spatial implications of economic growth, and the tensions between economic growth and the environment. Stilwell has been especially prominent in developing alternative economic policies, with seminal contributions to understanding the radical shift in Australian economic and social |
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