Introduction -- Origins of the Great Recession -- The theoretical framework that underpins the origins of the Great Recession -- Too much liquidity : the source of the trouble -- Anaemic recovery : the US housing market and the consumer -- Anaemic recovery : the vicious circle of consumption and...

An addition to the 'International Papers in Political Economy Series', this edited work offers new developments in economic policy and theory. The experiences of privatisation and private finance initiatives are looked at in detail

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...

Distributional implications of capital account regulation is eminently context-specific. This paper examines the distributional effects of the openness of foreign direct investment (FDI) flows across 27 European countries over different economic environments around the Great Recession, covering...