Developement policy as public finance

How to raise and spend revenues in order to promote development in practice involves second-best considerations, which the analysis of the role of international trade, liberalization, and other economic reforms must take into account. Particular emphasis is placed on social cost- benefit analysis as a ...

Political economy

This thought-provoking introduction to economics exposes readers to the workings of the market in a democratic state. The text explains basic economic concepts from a political perspective: how the price mechanism substitutes for central authority in determining production and allocation of goods; the use of ...

Inequality and growth

theory and policy implications

Even minute increases in a country's growth rate can result in dramatic changes in living standards over just one generation. The benefits of growth, however, may not be shared equally. Some may gain less than others, and a fraction of the population may actually ...

Social foundations of markets, money and credit

What is the difference between money and capital? Is anti-globalization necessarily anti-money? These points and many more are debated and dealt with in "Social Foundations of Markets, Money and Credit". The book examines the case that the capitalist economy is permeated with non- economic relations ...

The new political economy of Russia

Can Russia's burst of economic growth be sustained? Taking a comprehensive look at the economic and political regime shift from Yeltsin to Putin, this book explores the key challenges facing the Russian economy: to narrow the productivity gap between Russian and Western firms and ...

Las políticas sociales en las sociedades complejas

Pretende ofrecer al estudioso de la materia las bases informativas esenciales para comprender cómo se está configurando la política social en la sociedad hodierna, compleja y post-moderna INDICE Capítulo I. La política social desde la primera industrialización a las sociedades complejas Capítulo II. Sociología y ...

Growth theory and growth policy

The theory of economic growth has been one of the most important issues in the study of economics since the days of Adam Smith. This collection examines the phenomenon of economic growth. With contributions from such leading academic figures as Richard Arena and Philip Arestis ...

Reframing public policy

discursive politics and deliberative practices

INDICE Introduction 1 Making Social Science Relevant: Policy Inquiry in Critical Perspective Public Policy and the Discursive Construction of Reality 2 Constructing Policy Theory: Ideas and Discourse 3 Public Policy and Discourse Construct: Multiple Realities and Interpretative Understanding Public Policy and Discursive Politics 4 Public ...

Distributional justice

theory and measurement

Introducing the main theories of distributional justice the book covers utilitarianism and welfare economics, moving on to Rawls's social contract and the Sen/Nussbaum capability approach with a refreshingly readable style. There is a chapter covering the position of mothers and children in theories ...

The moral economy of welfare states

Britain and Germany compared

This text investigates why people are willing to support an institutional arrangement that realizes large-scale redistribution of wealth between social groups of society. Steffen Mau introduces the concept of "the moral economy" to show that acceptance of welfare exchanges rests on moral assumptions and ideas ...

The political economy of Japan

an analysis of Kokutai and Keizai-kai

The aim of this book is to provide a concise analysis of the importance of the political economy of Japan by looking at her internal and external balance after World War II. The see-saw balance was maintained by the careful management of the internal industrial ...

Globalisation, economic development and the role of the state

The role of the state continues to be a key debate in economics and development studies. Dr ha-Joon Chang has been one of the leading voices questioning the axiomatic wisdom of what is called the Washington Consensus "free market" view that the role of the ...

Austrian economics and the political economy of freedom

Richard M. Ebeling is one of the most dedicated and competent scholars engaged in research on the life and work of Ludwig von Mises. Professor Ebeling#s work on different aspects of Austrian economics is thorough and enlightening. The publication of this collection of his ...

States and markets

a primer on political economy

Political economy is the study of decentralized and centralized mechanisms for allocating resources and distributing incomes: markets and states. Both markets and states can be organized and combined in a variety of ways and they jointly determine what the economy produces as well as who ...

Democracy, governance and economic performance

theory and evidence

In this book Yi Feng combines political and economic analyses to study the effects of political institutions on economic performance. Traditionally, political scientists disregard details of economic conditions, while economists may not take into consideration a systematic explanation of political regimes. The growing interest in ...

Dix-huit leçons sur la politique économique

à la recherche de la régulation

Propose des solutions et des pratiques pour réguler de manière politique et sociale le capitalisme et l'économie de marché afin de mettre en place une nouvelle politique économique adaptée aux mutations sociales et technologiques actuelles.

Consumidores activos

experiencias cooperativas para el siglo XXI

Gasto público y federalismo fiscal en España. Período 1984-1998

The new political economies

a collection of essays from around the world

This volume contains interesting essays on the following range of topics: fiscal sociology; constitutional economics; Austrian school perspectives; and new perspectives on transition economies in Asia, Europe and Africa. All of the contributors to this volume apply cutting- edge concepts and distinctions in economics to ...

Les nouvelles approches de la concurrence