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Crisis and Sustainability: The Delusion of Free Markets
Alessandro Vercelli
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Description for Crisis and Sustainability: The Delusion of Free Markets
Hardback. Num Pages: 329 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 564.
This book offers a novel interpretation of the Great Recession and the ensuing Euro Crisis as a consequence of the evolution of capitalism since the 1970s. Chapters argue that the neoliberal development trajectory pursued in recent decades is unsustainable, and posit that neither sound macroeconomics nor empirical data support the unqualified faith in free markets that inspired it. The book begins by providing a broad critical perspective on key concepts such as freedom, free market, free trade, globalisation and financialisation, before going on to analyse the long and deep recent crisis ... Read more
This book offers a novel interpretation of the Great Recession and the ensuing Euro Crisis as a consequence of the evolution of capitalism since the 1970s. Chapters argue that the neoliberal development trajectory pursued in recent decades is unsustainable, and posit that neither sound macroeconomics nor empirical data support the unqualified faith in free markets that inspired it. The book begins by providing a broad critical perspective on key concepts such as freedom, free market, free trade, globalisation and financialisation, before going on to analyse the long and deep recent crisis ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
563g
Number of Pages
329
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137600684
SKU
V9781137600684
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99-15
About Alessandro Vercelli
Alessandro Vercelli teaches Economics of Sustainable Development in the Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Siena, Italy, is a Professorial Research Associate at SOAS, University of London, UK, and is a life member of the Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, UK. He has served as Vice President of the International Economic Association and member of the Executive Committee of ... Read more
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