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A Pluralistic Introduction to Macroeconomics

Methodology, Theory, and Policy

Hendrik Van den Berg ,

 
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A Pluralistic Introduction to Macroeconomics: Methodology, Theory, and Policy
A Pluralistic Introduction to Macroeconomics: Methodology, Theory, and Policy

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This introductory textbook provides a broad introduction to the field of macroeconomics and the alternative approaches to modeling an economic system. Adopting a pluralistic approach, it rigorously analyzes the theories and policies proposed by the classical and neoclassical, Marxian, institutionalist, Keynesian and post-Keynesian schools of thought. It critically examines fiscal, monetary, and regulatory policies prescribed by the different schools, exploring the intricate links between the economy, society and nature. It ultimately demonstrates that economic modeling is always a matter of choice and compromise, and no one school of thought can accurately capture the full essence of a real evolving economic system under all circumstances, in all places, and at all times in history.



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Presents a realistic picture of human economic behavior based on empirical evidence from multiple scientific disciplines
Discusses alternative approaches to modeling an economic system, and explains the advantages and weaknesses of each
Draws on diverse schools of economic thought and other scientific disciplines to explain why an economic system is never a stationary structure but always in a process of dynamic change
Focuses on how macroeconomic policy can be improved in a time of growing inequality, insecurity, and ecological stresses and contradictions



Interdisciplinary in scope, this textbook will prove essential to scholars, researchers and students of economics and finance, especially those interested in political economy, evolutionary economics, environmental economics, development economics, and radical and feminist economics. Economists and social scientists seeking alternative approaches to macroeconomics will equally benefit from this fundamental resource.

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