Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Political Economy of Financial Crises -- 2. Information and Crises -- 3. Crises and the Middle Class -- 4. What Happens after Crises -- 5. Financial Intermediaries and the Demand for Change -- 6. Governments and the Demand for Reform...

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Ch 1. China's Response to the Global Crisis -- Critiques of the Stimulus Program -- Ch 2. Imbalances and Their Implications for China's Economy -- The Expenditure Approach -- The Production Approach -- The Income Approach -- The...

Intro -- The Lionel Robbins Lectures -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1 Economic Growth, Human Welfare, and Inequality -- 1.1 Empirical Evidence: Contesting Claims -- 1.2 Explanations for the Disconnection between Average Income and Happiness -- 1.3 Distributive and Creative Activities...

Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Reaching for a New Deal: Ambitious Governance, Economic Meltdown, and Polarized Politics / Theda Skocpol and Lawrence R. Jacobs -- Part I: Legislative Landmarks -- Chapter 2: Hard-Fought Legacy: Obama, Congressional Democrats, and the Struggle for...

Cover -- Contents -- Figures -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: The roots of crisis capitalism -- 1. The rise of market liberalism -- The end of Bretton Woods and its consequences -- Weak left and strong right -- 2. Unleashing financial markets -- Breaking points in finance capitalism --...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Miracles, Myths, and Explanations in Economic History -- 1. Space and Politics -- 2. Population, Resources, and Economic Growth -- 3. Formal and Informal Mechanisms for Market Development -- 4. Warfare, Location of Manufacturing, and Economic Growth...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- PART I TRACKING SUCCESSFUL GROWTH EXPERIENCES -- Chapter 1 Tanzania: Growth Acceleration and Increased Public Spending with Macroeconomic Stability -- Chapter 2 Building on Growth in Uganda -- Chapter 3 Rapid Growth...

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction - John J. Siegfried -- Overview: Highlights of the Benefits of Basic Science in Economics - Charles R. Plott -- COMMENT Daniel S. Hamermesh -- COMMENT Daniel Newlon -- 1. The Evolution of Emissions Trading - Thomas H. Tietenberg -- COMMENT Wallace E. Oates -- 2....

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