Free market conservatism : a critique of theory and practice / / edited by Edward J. Nell
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| Titolo: |
Free market conservatism : a critique of theory and practice / / edited by Edward J. Nell
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| Pubblicazione: | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (230 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 330.1 |
| 330.12 | |
| 330.12/2 | |
| 330.122 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Chicago school of economics |
| Free enterprise | |
| Rational expectations (Economic theory) | |
| Supply-side economics | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Chile Economic policy |
| Great Britain Economic policy 1979-1997 | |
| United States Economic policy 1981-1993 | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
NellEdward J
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| Note generali: | First published in 1984 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Book Cover; Title01; Copyright01; Title02; Copyright02; Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction-Capitalism as Gestalt: A Contrast of Visions; Part I: Theory; 2 Supply-Side Economics: Incentives and Disasters; 3 Monetarism: Conservative Policy and Monetary Theory; 4 Rational Expectations: Radical Assumptions and Conservative Conclusions; 5 Social Policy: Private Reactions to Public Decisions; Part II: Practice; 6 The Politics of Reaganomics; 7 Thatcherism: The Miracle That Never Happened; 8 Supply-Side Economics in a Small Economy: The Chilean Case |
| 9 Conclusions-Cowboy Capitalism: The Last Round-upIndex | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | First published in 1984, this book carefully dissects and convincingly demonstrates that conservative economics is incoherent in theory and disastrous in practice. The three main schools of thought supporting ""free-market"" policies - supply side economics, monetarism and rational expectations - are examined in turn and each is found defective. Three case studies of conservative policy in action follow: Reagan's U.S., Thatcher's U.K. and Pinochet's Chile and their courses are charted in depth. In addition, Robert Heilbroner and Edward Nell analyse economic conservatism's ideology and socia |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Free market conservatism |
| ISBN: | 1-135-16284-0 |
| 1-282-44326-7 | |
| 9786612443268 | |
| 0-203-85825-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910455545903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Routledge revivals.