Macroeconomics and Development

Macroeconomics and Development
Author: Mario Damill
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 405
Release: 2016-03-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 023154121X

Latin American neo-structuralism is a cutting-edge, regionally focused economic theory with broad implications for macroeconomics and development economics. Roberto Frenkel has spent five decades developing the theory's core arguments and expanding their application throughout the discipline, revolutionizing our understanding of high inflation and hyperinflation, disinflation programs, and the behavior of foreign exchange markets as well as financial and currency crises in emerging economies. The essays in this collection assess Latin American neo-structuralism's theoretical contributions and viability as the world's economies evolve. The authors discuss Frenkel's work in relation to pricing decisions, inflation and stabilization policy, development and income distribution in Latin America, and macroeconomic policy for economic growth. An entire section focuses on finance and crisis, and the volume concludes with a neo-structuralist analysis of general aspects of economic development. For those seeking a comprehensive introduction to contemporary Latin American economic thought, this collection not only explicates the intricate work of one of its greatest practitioners but also demonstrates its impact on the growth of economics.

Latin American Experiments in Neoconservative Economics

Latin American Experiments in Neoconservative Economics
Author: Alejandro Foxley
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2023-04-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0520330390

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1983.

Sraffa and the Reconstruction of Economic Theory: Volume One

Sraffa and the Reconstruction of Economic Theory: Volume One
Author: E. Levrero
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2013-12-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137316837

This book accounts for the work done around the two central aspects of Piero Sraffa's contribution to economic analysis, namely the criticism of the neoclassical theory of value and distribution and the reconstruction of economic theory along the lines of the Classical approach.

The Dollar

The Dollar
Author: Ariel Wilkis
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2023-12-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 082636649X

Originally published in Argentina in 2019 and now finally available in English, Luzzi and Wilkis’s acclaimed book traces the history of the economic, social, and political relevance of the dollar in Argentina and its popularization over the years. How did the dollar come to play such a leading role in Argentina’s national existence? How and why did this global currency become a local currency on the other end of the Western hemisphere? Through the reconstruction of the social and cultural history of the US dollar in Argentina, Luzzi and Wilkis provide original insight into this sidebar of the dollar’s history, showing how it became a “local” currency even outside its country of origin.

Ideas, Policies and Economic Development in the Americas

Ideas, Policies and Economic Development in the Americas
Author: Esteban Pérez-Caldentey
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2007-03-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135986533

The interplay of ideas and policies is central to understanding the historical evolution of economies. Ideas shape economic institutions and real economic constraints are the source of new economic ideas. The history of economic ideas, both those that are fairly recent and those that are considerably older, may provide a fertile ground for new approaches to Latin American and Caribbean economic development. However, the history of economic ideas and their intricate relation to economic policies remains a relatively unexplored field in Latin American and Caribbean studies. This book is a valuable new contribution to this emerging literature.

Inflation Under Different External Regimes

Inflation Under Different External Regimes
Author: Eduardo Giorgi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1991
Genre: Balance of payments
ISBN:

This book analyses the causes of inflation in Uruguay. It studies the relationship between inflation, external trade and monetary transactions. The effects of the system of strict trade barriers and of liberalization are compared. The author uses monetarist, structuralist, and neo-structuralist approaches in the analysis. The book concludes that each has something to offer in terms of explaining inflation, but no one system has the complete answer.

The Megacorp and Macrodynamics

The Megacorp and Macrodynamics
Author: William S. Milberg
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Total Pages: 348
Release: 1992
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780873327824

These essays on Post-Keynesian economics critically examine and extend ideas in Eichner's "The Macrodynamics of Advanced Market Economies". They are organized in seven sections that correspond to areas of economics in which Eichner made a significant contribution.

The New Brazilian Economy

The New Brazilian Economy
Author: Elias C. Grivoyannis
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2016-12-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137462973

This edited collection provides a thorough historical, statistical, and institutional description of the current Brazilian economy and the previous economic structure from which it is emerging. The contributions explore the institutional economic and cultural forces shaping the current development of the Brazilian economy and discuss how they will influence future progress. Together, the chapters form a picture of the international implications of Brazil’s emergence as a major world economic power. Topics covered include the growth and shrinkage of industry, the consumption boom and the financial crisis, sustainable financial growth and public debt management, the evolution of antitrust policy and the privatization of state-owned firms, and more. Academics and researchers of BRICS countries and Latin American and Caribbean studies will find these contributions a valuable addition to their research.

Investment Finance in Economic Development

Investment Finance in Economic Development
Author: Rogerio Studart
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 250
Release: 1995-04-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134839200

As a result of the liberalization of the 1980s, the financial system has acquired a prominent role in developing economies. It is now conventional wisdom that `financial liberalization' is the means to stimulate economic development. Investment Finance in Economic Development challenges this assumption and offers an alternative view. The book presents a post-Keynesian approach to the role of banks, financial markets and savings in economic development. It departs from the conventional belief that financial institutions are mere intermediaries between savers and investors, to show that banks have a key, active role in the process of investment finance and growth. Further, financial markets, as the loci of allocation of financial savings, are shown to have an important role in supporting financial stability during the process of growth.