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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792049003321

Titolo

The US economy and neoliberalism : alternative strategies and policies / / edited by Nikolaos Karagiannis, Zagros Madjd-Sadjadi and Swapan Sen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-07193-X

1-299-31954-8

1-135-09760-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (246 p.)

Collana

Routledge advances in heterodox economics

Altri autori (Persone)

KaragiannisNikolaos <1964->

Madjd-SadjadiZagros <1968->

SenSwapan

Disciplina

330.973

Soggetti

Neoliberalism - United States

United States Economic conditions 2009-

United States Economic policy 2009-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. The return of government : philosophical issues and ethics -- pt. II. Economic policies for sustainable growth and prosperity -- pt. III. Financial fragility and alternative monetary policy proposals.

Sommario/riassunto

In recent times, policy makers, scientists, academics and commentators have become increasingly nervous about the US economic downturn. Discussions have centred around the range and magnitude of the country's socio-economic problems, its vexing production decline and its unsatisfactory macroeconomic performance, which give rise to the following questions: what are the sources of this recent downfall? And can this situation be reversed by pursuing the same orthodox and neoliberal policies?This new edited volume, from a top international set of contributors, seeks to answer thes