John Kenneth Galbraith and the Future of Economics [Hardcover]

This book examines the life and works of John Kenneth Galbraith and demonstrates how his non-conventional approach to economics is critical to understanding the trouble that currently exists within economics and economic policies. With new perspectives on his work, this book proposes new answers to the economic challenges both industrialized and developing economies are facing.Preface; J.K.Galbraith PART 1: BACK TO JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH Galbraith: A Partisan Appraisal; J.K.Galbraith Where Did Galbraith's Ideas Come From? R.Parker Galbraith and the Post Keynesians; P.Davidson J.K. Galbraith, Economist of the Peace; J.Fontanel & F.Coulomb John Kenneth Galbraith and the Incompleted Task of Progress; N.Birnbaum PART 2: THE TROUBLE WITH ECONOMISTS AND POLICIES The Bias in Academic Economics: The Economics Salon; J.Madrick Reframing Capitalism; J.Sawyer Power and Institutions in Macroeconomic Theory; J.Cornwall & W.Cornwall Reinventing Fiscal Policy; P.Arestis & M.Sawyer Alternatives for the Policy Framework of the Euro; P.Arestis & M.Sawyer Promoting Growth and Welfare in a Changing Europe; J-L.Gaffard PART 3: ECONOMIES IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT: A PROGRAM OF ACTION The Future of the International Financial System; P.Davidson John Kenneth Galbraith and the Anatomy of Russian Capitalism; S.Menshikov Escaping the Squeeze: Lessons from East Asia on How Middle-Income Countries can Grow Faster; R.Wade The Third World's Debt Problem; K.Raffer Global Organization and Developing Countries: Current Aspects of Neo-mercantilism and of the Global Framework of Accumulation; D.UzunidisPHILIP ARESTIS Director of Research, Centre of Economic and Public Policy, University of Cambridge, UK and Professor of Economics, Levy Economics Institute, USANORMAN BIRNBAUM Professor Emeritus, Georgetown University Law Center, USAJOHN CORNWALL Emeritus Professor of Economics, Dalhousie University, CanadaWENDY CORNWALL Emeritus Professor of Economics, Mount Saint Vincent University, CanadaFAl"