John Kenneth Galbraith and the Future of Economics

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction....Pages 1-11
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Galbraith: a Partisan Appraisal....Pages 15-24
Where Do Galbraith’s Ideas Come From?....Pages 25-33
Galbraith and the Post Keynesians....Pages 34-39
J.K. Galbraith: Economist of the Peace....Pages 40-51
John Kenneth Galbraith and the Uncompleted Task of Progress....Pages 52-61
Front Matter....Pages 63-63
The Bias in Academic Economics: the Economics Salon....Pages 65-76
Reframing Capitalism....Pages 77-86
Power and Institutions in Macroeconomic Theory....Pages 87-104
Reinventing Fiscal Policy....Pages 105-125
Alternatives for the Policy Framework of the Euro....Pages 126-141
Promoting Growth and Welfare in a Changing Europe: Economic Analysis and Policy....Pages 142-162
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
The Future of the International Financial System....Pages 165-179
John Kenneth Galbraith and the Anatomy of Russian Capitalism....Pages 180-195
Escaping the Squeeze: Lessons from East Asia on how Middle-income Countries can Grow Faster....Pages 196-213
The Third World’s Debt Problem....Pages 214-229
Global Organization and Developing Countries: Current Aspects of Neo-mercantilism and the Global Framework of Accumulation....Pages 230-240
Back Matter....Pages 241-252