1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462171603321

Titolo

The global economic crisis : new perspectives on the critique of economic theory and policy / / edited by Emiliano Brancaccio, Giuseppe Fontana

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-72416-8

0-203-81672-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (344 p.)

Collana

Routledge frontiers of political economy ; ; 144

Altri autori (Persone)

BrancaccioEmiliano

FontanaGiuseppe <1968->

Disciplina

330.9/0511

Soggetti

Financial crises

Globalization - Economic aspects

Economics

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Contains the proceedings of the conference, The Global Crisis: Contributions to the Critique of Economic Theory and Policy, held at the Economics Faculty of the University of Siena, Italy on the 26th and 27th January 2010"--Introd.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; The Global Economic Crisis; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Preface by Malcolm Sawyer; The global economic crisis: an introduction Emiliano Brancaccio and Giuseppe Fontana; Part I: The crisis of economic theory; 1. Some contradictions in 'mainstream' interpretations of the crisis and new perspectives in the critique of economic theory and policy: Emiliano Brancaccio; 2. Economy and economics: the twin crises: Alessandro Vercelli; 3. The great recession and the third crisis in economic theory: Riccardo Bellofiore and Joseph Halevi

4. As if nothing were going to happen: a search in vain for warnings about the current crisis in economic journals with the highest impact factors  impact factors: Andrea Imperia and Vincenzo MaffeoPart II: Labour, distribution andprofit trends; 5. Changes in income



distribution, financial disorder and crisis: Aldo Barba and Massimo Pivetti; 6. Income distribution and borrowing: tracking the US economy with a 'New Cambridge' model: Gennaro Zezza; 7. Changes in functional income distribution in Italy and Europe: Antonella Stirati

8. Low wages, consumer credit and the crisis: a monetary theory of production approach: Guglielmo Forges Davanzati and Riccardo Realfonzo9. Back to the future?The tendency of the (maximum) rate of profit to fall: empirical evidence and theory: Stefano Perri; Part III: International economic relations; 10. The international circuit of key currencies and the global crisis: is there scope for reform?: Lilia Costabile; 11. Globalization and the great crisis: Ernesto Screpanti

12. The global crisis in low- and middle-income countries: how the IMF responded: Andrea F. Presbitero and Alberto Zazzaro13. Notes on Europe, German mercantilism and the current crisis: Sergio Cesaratto; Part IV: The theory ofeconomic policy; 14. Privitization, reproduction and crisis: the case of utilities: Bruno Bosco; 15. Property rights in the knowledge economy: an explanation of the crisis: Ugo Pagano and Maria Alessandra Rossi; 16. Employment and income distribution from a classical-Keynesian point of view: Some tools to ground a normative analysis: Enrico Bellino; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Why did the economists of the so-called ""mainstream"" seem to fail to foresee the global economic crisis that exploded in 2008? And why do they appear to have difficulty in putting forward an interpretation of it that is consistent with the theoretical foundations of their models? These two questions have echoed insistently since the outbreak of the crisis, not only in academic circles but also in the mass media, and appear to reflect increasingly widespread dissatisfaction with the dominant paradigm of economic theory. Many believe that the global recession now underway may



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793912703321

Autore

Lueck Amy J. <1983->

Titolo

A shared history : writing in the high school, college, and university, 1856-1886 / / Amy J. Lueck

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carbondale : , : Southern Illinois University Press, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

0-8093-3743-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 pages)

Collana

Writing research, pedagogy, and policy

Disciplina

808.042071073

Soggetti

English language - Rhetoric - Study and teaching - United States - History - 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : high schools, higher learning, and our histories -- The idea(l) of the high school -- A polished, practical, or profound education : collegiate curricula in the first ten years -- Practical rhetoric and progressive pedagogies in the high schools -- The "absurd effort" : the university idea and the changing high school -- "Just on the border of the intellectual world" : Central Colored High School -- Inventing the high school, inventing composition -- Conclusion : blurring the boundaries; a history for writing across higher schooling.

Sommario/riassunto

"The author demonstrates that public high schools were a vital site for advanced rhetoric and writing instruction in the United States in the nineteenth century. She notes their long-neglected role in the history of composition studies and provides a shared history for secondary and college and university teachers"--