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Consequences of Economic Downturn
Martha A. . Ed(S): Starr
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Hardback. Investigates three sets of questions raised by the economic downturn. The first concerns issues of ethics and social responsibility in economic policymaking and in business and finance, secondly how the costs of the downturn have fallen within the population; and lastly the rise of unmet basic needs. Editor(s): Starr, Martha A. Series: Perspectives from Social Economics. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; KCR; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
The 2007-09 financial crisis and economic downturn inflicted considerable hardship on the U.S. population. This book argues that the financial crisis and ensuing recession reflected not just a malfunctioning of the financial system - but also inequalities and insecurities in access to livelihoods that favor well-off groups and leave ordinary people shouldering undue burdens of downside risk. This book, a collection of original papers by leading social economists and scholars in related fields, examines social, distributional, and ethical dimensions of the downturn. It should be of broad interest to the social-science and ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Series
Perspectives from Social Economics
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230105317
SKU
V9780230105317
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Ref
99-15
About Martha A. . Ed(S): Starr
Martha Starr is Assistant Professor at American University, USA. She is the co-editor on the Review of Social Economics journal and on the editorial board of Journal of Economics Issues and Journal of Pluralism and Economic Education. Starr's research interests are consumption, saving, wealth, macroeconomics, monetary policy, developing and emerging-market countries, and social economics.
Reviews for Consequences of Economic Downturn
"Eleven papers explore the causes and consequences of the current economic downturn beyond the usual focus on money, banking, and finance." - Journal of Economic Literature "Unusual economic times call for going beyond the usual economics; this book does that; it provides a valuable contribution to the economic debate about the recent crisis and how to deal ... Read more