The pressing need for alternative approaches in economics that is evident in the wake of the global pandemic, has also signalled an opening of space for the ideas and prescriptions of heterodox economics. This timely volume interrogates the rich diversity …
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Including: Can university education in economics contribute to strengthened democracy and peace?The Irish anomaly. Rethinking the concept and operationalization of ‘Gross Fixed Capital Formation’Benefits of fathers caring for children remain underestimated in several European contexts
This WEA Conference discussed new contributions to Feminist Economics while bridging the gap between different theoretical approaches, the practical applications of economic theories and the policy-making process.
The commentaries cover the first 22 chapters of Principles of Economics and Principles of Microeconomics. The first 9 chapters coincide with chapters 1-9 of Principles of Macroeconomics.
Keynes’, Piketty’s, and an extensive failure index: Introducing maldevelopment indicesExternalities, public goods, and infectious diseasesAn essential journey back to the seeds of prosperity in a time of pandemics:Notes for a renewed agenda in development studiesHow resource-cheaply could we live well?The …
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With contributions from: John B. DavisArne HeiseRafael Galvão de AlmeidaRon WallaceSheila C DowRod Thomas
Edited by Edward Fullbrook and Jamie Morgan “These authors boldly stride where other economists toddle”Richard B. Norgaard Contributions from: Holger Apel, Marshall Auerback, Dean Baker, Victor A. Beker, Geoff Crocker, Edward Fullbrook, James Galbraith and Jaehee Choi, Jayati Ghosh, Girol …
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“On the heels of a second crisis in just over a decade, this book could not be more timely … This book is a must-read for every student in economics.”
The advent of the global Covid-19 crisis created new challenges for businesses, workers, and policymakers. Their outcomes have transforming implications for all countries, industries, businesses of all sizes, and societies. The Covid-19 twin economic and health crises call for a …
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A new book from WEA Books Edited by Gerson P. Lima and Maria Alejandra Madi The book Capital and Justice calls for a deep examination of current power, politics and economics in a social context where democratic institutions are being …
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A new ebook from the WEA Two things seem generally agreed about Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States: it is, for good or for bad, potentially a major historical turning point and its most important determinant was …
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Issue 8, April 2017 The Political Economy of the University INC.
“This is a great book. Against the background of the dogmatism of much of modern economics, Edward Fullbrook has produced an innovative and wide-ranging argument for narrative pluralism. The timely book is beautifully written, accessible to all, provocative, extraordinarily insightful, …
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“Essential reading for anyone opposed to planetary suicide. Capitalism is waging a war against nature. And until this becomes obvious to masses of people, we will be limited to reformist projects that can only slow the drive to oblivion, but …
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