New disorders require new polices, says economist Sidney Weintraub. In this book he draws together many of his shorter writings to deal with economic problems that have defied orthodox monetary and fiscal remedies. Weintraub has long been noted for his vigorous criticism of both monetarist and...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Neoclassicism and Dissent, 1890–1925 -- 2. New Tracks for Economic Theory, 1926–1939 -- Introduction -- 3. Hicksian Keynesianism: Dominance and Decline -- 4. Keynesian Econometric Concepts: Consumption Functions, Investment Functions,...