Money in a free society : Keynes, Friedman, and the new crisis in capitalism / Tim Congdon.
2011
HG221
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Title
Money in a free society : Keynes, Friedman, and the new crisis in capitalism / Tim Congdon.
Author
Edition
1st American ed.
ISBN
9781594035449 (electronic bk.)
159403544X (electronic bk.)
9781594035241 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
1594035245 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
159403544X (electronic bk.)
9781594035241 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
1594035245 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
Imprint
New York : Encounter Books, 2011.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations
Other Standard Identifiers
99945648989
Call Number
HG221
System Control No.
(OCoLC)759807609
Summary
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 1930s. 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 leading na
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
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 United States
Does fiscal policy matter?
Did the 1981 budget refute naive Keynesianism?
Do changes in the quantity of money smother fiscal policy?
Was there a "monetarist counterrevolution"?
The political economy of monetarism
How do British and American monetarism compare?
Criticizing the critics of monetarism
Money, asset prices, and economic activity in the U.K.
Money and asset prices in the U.S.
Did Bernanke break his promise to Friedman?
The role of creditism in the great recession.
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 United States
Does fiscal policy matter?
Did the 1981 budget refute naive Keynesianism?
Do changes in the quantity of money smother fiscal policy?
Was there a "monetarist counterrevolution"?
The political economy of monetarism
How do British and American monetarism compare?
Criticizing the critics of monetarism
Money, asset prices, and economic activity in the U.K.
Money and asset prices in the U.S.
Did Bernanke break his promise to Friedman?
The role of creditism in the great recession.
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Print version: Congdon, Tim. Money in a free society. 1st American ed. New York : Encounter Books, ©2011
Print version: Congdon, Tim. Money in a Free Society : Keynes, Friedman, and the New Crisis in Capitalism. New York : Encounter Books, ©2011
Print version: Congdon, Tim. Money in a Free Society : Keynes, Friedman, and the New Crisis in Capitalism. New York : Encounter Books, ©2011
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