The economic logic and moral imperative of living wages -- Debating living wage laws : Paul Krugman versus Robert Pollin -- A $6.15 minimum wage for New Orleans : what it would have meant for businesses -- The Santa Fe citywide living wage measure : the impact on business of the $8.50 standard...

This paper examines the viability of security transaction excise taxes (STETs) as one policy tool for promoting a more stable financial environment, specifically with respect to the U.S. economy. Contrary to a large recent critical literature, we show that a STET can be designed without creating...

Für dieses Buch agiert Herausgeber C.J. Polychroniou als Fragensteller und Stichwortgeber für die beiden als Autoren genannten. Chomsky (Linguist) und Pollin (Wirtschaftswissenschaftler) geben ausführlich Antworten. So wird im Stil eines Interviews die Klimakrise beschrieben und als Lösung...

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...