Money in a free society : Keynes, Friedman, and the new crisis in capitalism / / by Tim Congdon
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Congdon Tim
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| Titolo: |
Money in a free society : Keynes, Friedman, and the new crisis in capitalism / / by Tim Congdon
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Encounter Books, c2011 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (681 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 339.5/2 |
| Soggetto topico: | Money |
| Quantity theory of money | |
| Fiscal policy | |
| Banks and banking | |
| Macroeconomics | |
| Keynesian economics | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Were the Keynesians loyal followers of Keynes? -- What was Keynes' best book? -- Keynes, the Keynesians and the exchange rate -- Keynes, Bernanke and Krugman, and the pathologies of capitalism -- Did Britain have a "Keynesian revolution"? -- Keynesianism, monetarism, and two concepts of the output gap -- Was the UK's great moderation due to Keynesianism, monetarism or what? -- Friedman (1948), Friedman (1996) and the effectiveness of fiscal policy in the USA -- Does fiscal policy matter? (2nd essay should be the times article) -- British and American monetarism compared -- Do changes in the quantity of money smother fiscal policy? -- The political economy of monetarism. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In the 15 years to mid-2007 the world economy enjoyed unparalleled stability (the so-called ?Great Moderation"), with steady growth and low inflation. But the period since mid-2007 (?the Great Recession") has seen the worst macroeconomic turmoil since the 1930's. A dramatic plunge in trade, output and employment in late 2008 and 2009 has been followed by an unconvincing recovery. How is the lurch from stability to instability to be explained? What are the intellectual origins of the policy mistakes that led to the Great Recession? What theories motivated policies in the USA and other lead |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Money in a free society |
| ISBN: | 1-281-60675-8 |
| 9786613787460 | |
| 1-59403-544-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910882200903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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