Contemporary Economic Theory: Radical Critiques of Neoliberalism

by Andriana Vlachou (Editor)

Overview

Leading international scholars challenge neoliberalism on its assumptions, way of reasoning and empirical evidence. In particular, they discuss critically, from the standpoint of radical perspectives, the issues of limiting the state and privatization, inflation and unemployment, and the possibility of a socialist society. They also discuss the current project for the monetary and economic union (EMU) of Europe, considered as an application of neoliberalism. They assess and question the internal market, the common currency and central bank independence; and investigate alternatives to the EMU project and the marketization agenda.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333753620
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	08/26/1999
Edition description:	1999
Pages:	263
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

GUGLIELMO CARCHEDI Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, University of Amsterdam BEN FINE Professor of Economics, University of London JÖRG HUFFSCHMID Professor of Political Economy and Economic Policy, University of Bremen GEORGIOS KATIPHORIS Senior Lecturer, University College London LOUKA T. KATSELI Professor of Economics, University of Athens KOSTAS LAPAVITSAS Lecturer in Economics, University of London DAVID LAIBMAN Professor of Economics at Brooklyn College, University of New York GEORGE LIODAKIS Professor of Economics, Technical University of Crete THANASSIS MANIATIS Researcher, Center for Planning and Economic Research STAVROS MAVROUDEAS Assistant Professor of Political Economy, University of Macedonia JOHN MILIOS Associate Professor of Political Economy, National Technical University, Athens DIMITRIS MILONAKIS Lecturer in Economics, University of Crete NIKOS PETRALIAS Professor of Political Economy, University of Athens ANWAR M. SHAIKH Professor of Economics, New School for Social Research PANOS TSAKLOGLOU Assistant Professor of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business LEFTERIS TSOULFIDIS Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Macedonia RICHARD WOLFF Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts

Table of Contents

List of Tables List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Foreword List of Abbreviations Notes on the Contributors Notes on the Discussants Introduction Contemporary Economic Theory: Some Critical Issues; A.Vlachou & G.K.Christou PART I: THE CRITIQUE OF NEOLIBERAL ECONOMIC PARADIGM Privatization: Theory with Lessons from the U.K.; B.Fine Discussion: Comments on' Privatization: Theory with Lessons from the U.K.'; S.Mavroudeas & L.Tsoulfidis Limiting the State versus Expanding It: Criticism of This Debate Itself; R.Wolff Discussion: Comments on 'Limiting the State versus Expanding It: A Criticism of This Debate Itself'; A.Shaikh Explaining Inflation and Unemployment: An Alternative to Neoliberal Economic Theory; A.Shaikh Discussion: Comments on 'Explaining Inflation and Unemployment: An Alternative to Neoliberal Economic Theory'; T.Maniatis & N.Patralias Towards a Simple Analytics of Post-Capitalism: The Cherry Esplanade Conjecture; D.Laibman Discussion: Comments on 'Towards a Simple Analytics of Post-Capitalism: The Cherry Esplanade Conjecture'; D.Milonakis & R.Wolff PART II: THE MONETARY AND ECONOMIC UNION (EMU) OF EUROPE The Common Currency: Prospects and Problems; G.Katiphoris Global Capital Market Integration: Myths and Policy Challenges; L.Katseli Capitalist Globalization and the Emergence of the Monetary and Economic Union of Europe; G.Carchedi Discussion: Comments on 'Capitalist Globalization and the Emergence of the Monetary and Economic Union of Europe'; G.Liodakis & J.Milios Central Bank Independence: A Critical Perspective; K.Lapavitsas Is There Any Alternative for Europe to the Current EMU Project?; J.Huffschmid Discussion: Comments on 'Is There Any Alternative for Europe to the Current EMU Project?; P.Tsakloglou & G.Carchedi Index

Editorial Reviews

"The book deserves to be read by all who are interested in the recent ascendance of Neoliberalism..." - Claude Gnos, Review of Political Economy

From the Publisher

Contains ten papers presented at a conference addressing critical perspectives on contemporary economic theory held at the Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece in October, 1997. The contributors, economics professors from universities throughout Europe and the US, critiques neoliberalism and presents alternative theoretical viewpoints. Topics include privatization; limiting the state; inflation and unemployment; the possibility of a socialist society; and aspects of the current project for economic and monetary union of Europe including the single currency, financial governance and democratic consolidation, capitalist globalization, Central Bank independence, and alternatives. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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