The "third way" is a term often used by politicians and others to indicate a set of new policies adopted by former social democratic parties throughout the world. This book is an attempt to dissect the ideas and economic theory behind the rhetoric of the "third way" through a critical evaluation...

Over the past two decades there has been a prevailing shift in economic policy in many countries. This reflects the continuing rise of neo-liberalism--the doctrine that economic policy should "leave it to the market" and that governments should retreat from market intervention. This book...

This book investigates the changing nature of economic policies following the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-2009. Well-respected, international scholars come together to discuss the level of economic growth following the crisis, concerns over inequality in industrialised countries, and labour...

The International Papers in Political Economy (IPPE) series explores the latest developments in political economy. This twelfth volume presents a collection of eight papers, examining the origins of the international financial crisis of 2007/2008 and the great recession by focusing on emerging...

Is growth theory a real subject? /Franklin M. Fisher --What is endogenous growth theory? /Mark Roberts and Mark Setterfield --Is the natural rate of growth exogenous? /Miguel Leon-Ledesma and A.P. Thirlwall --The representative firm and increasing returns : then and now /Stephanie Blankenberg...

1. Financial Stability: Still Unsettled for the Future -- 2. The Future of Capitalism in a Post-Neoliberal World -- 3. Moving People in a Post-Neoliberal Era -- 4. Productivity Slowdown and Inequality: Killing two Birds with One Stone! -- 5. Environmental Policies to Save the Planet -- 6. Public...

This book explores the issues caused by climate change and environmental degradation, alongside the economic policies that can help secure an environmentally sustainable future. Through examining sustainability and resilience, the neoliberal globalised trading system and recent economic policies...

The period of past four decades has been characterized as one of neo-liberalism, financialization, globalization, privatization and de-regulation. Inequality has risen in industrialised countries, labour’s share in national income has been in decline and economic growth slowed. The evidence of...