This fifth volume in the International Papers in Political Economy (IPPE) series focuses on the theme of path dependency and macroeconomics in terms of both theory and applications. The volume examines how path dependency is linked with notions of fundamental uncertainty, non-ergodicity and...

1. Critique of the New Consensus Macroeconomics and a Proposal for a More Keynesian Macroeconomic Model- Philip Arestis -- 2. Approaching budget deficits, debts and money in a socially responsible manner- Malcolm Sawyer -- 3. Advances in the Post Keynesian Analysis of Money and Finance- Marc...

In the past few decades, and intensified since the global financial crisis of August 2007, heterodox macroeconomics has developed apace and its scope has broadened in a number of directions. The purpose of this volume is to review the "state of the art" in heterodox macroeconomics, its strengths...