A Great Leap Forward: Heterodox Economic Policy for the 21st Century

Randall Wray investigates economic policy from a heterodox and progressive perspective. Using relatively short chapters arranged around several themes concerning macroeconomic policy, he presents an integrated survey of progressive policy on topics of interest today that are likely to remain topics of interest for many years. Rejects neoclassical orthodoxy as the appropriate tool for understanding 21st century economic and social lifeConsiders subjects such as innovation and technological progressExplores public institutions, global trade, and financial regulation INDICE: INTRODUCTION: biography and work, framework of the book, what is the heterodox/MMT approach Part A. THE TROUBLE WITH FINANCIALIZATION Part B. THE ROAD TO SOCIAL PROGRESS: Social Security, Healthcare, Insurance and Pensions Part C. POVERTY, INEQUALITY, AND JOBS FOR ALL Part D. THE ROAD TO INNOVATION, TECNOLOGICAL PROGRESS AND A GREEN ECONOMY Part E. PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS MATTER CONCLUSION: a call for a bold and progressive political agenda

• ISBN: 978-0-12-819380-8
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 250
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés