This paper examines the hypothesis that the degree of synchronization of movements of output in the advanced capitalist countries increased in the 1970s relative to earlier years. Two types of statistical tests are employed: one set of tests focuses on the relations between pairs of economies,...

This paper presents a critique of the conservative economics that became ascendent at the beginning of the 1980s. To understand the rise of conservative economics and its implications, we begin with a brief discussion of the current economic crisis. We then turn to the substance of conservative...

This volume presents a collection of essays honoring Professor Thomas E. Weisskopf, one of the most prominent contributors to the field of radical economics. Beginning his academic career at Harvard before moving to the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Professor Weisskopf has spent the past...