Economic Collapse, Economic Change [[electronic resource] ] : Getting to the Roots of the Crisis

• Autore: MacEwan Arthur
• Pubblicazione: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (248 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.973
• Soggetto topico: Financial crises -- United States; International economic relations; Recessions -- United States; United States -- Economic conditions -- 2009-; United States -- Economic policy -- 2009-; Business & Economics; Economic History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Title Page""; ""Contents""; ""List of Table, Figures, and Boxes""; ""Preface""; ""PART I Economic Crisis, Causes, and Cures""; ""1 What Ails the U.S. Economy?: Understanding Causes to Find Cures""; ""2 Where Are We Now? Why Is This a “Crisisâ€??""; ""PART II How We Got Here: The Changing Terrain of Inequality, Power, and Ideology""; ""3 Ideology and Power in the Postâ€?World War II Era""; ""4 The Turnaround: Change in the Last Quarter of the Twentieth Century""; ""PART III The Emergence of Crisis in the United States""; ""5 Setting the Stage: Loosening the Reins on Finance"" ; ""6 Tracking the Evolution of the Crisis""""PART IV Globalization and Instability""; ""7 Shaping the Global Economy""; ""8 China, the United States, and the Crisis""; ""PART V Moving in a Different Direction""; ""9 Palliative Care: An Appraisal""; ""10 Moving in a Different Direction""; ""Appendix A Brief Notes on Wealth and Power""; ""Appendix B Whatâ€?s Wrong with the Case for Free-Market Globalization?""; ""Index""; ""About the Authors""
• Sommario/riassunto: This thoughtful book offers a widely accessible account of the recent economic collapse and crisis, emphasizing the deep nexus of economic inequality, undemocratic power, and leave-it-to-the-market ideology at its root. The authors develop this theory in detail, including clear analysis of the data, terms, and policies that dominate discussion of the crash. Based on their understanding of the origins of the crisis, they propose a program for reform that is equally dependent on popular action and changes in government policy. The book's engaging prose makes it appealing both to students and
• Titolo autorizzato: Economic Collapse, Economic Change
• ISBN: 0-7656-3071-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910466445803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II