Markets, Unemployment and Economic Policy - 9780415133906

Taylor & Francis

In this volume more than 40 leading economists critically evaluate the work of Geoff Harcourt. Contributors include Tony Atkinson, Tony Lawson, Edward Nell and Ian Steedman. > In this volume more than 40 leading economists pay tribute to, and critically evaluate, Geoff Harcourt's work. Contributors include Tony Atkinson, Tony Lawson, Edward Nell and Ian Steedman. > 1: Horses for Courses; 2: Abstraction, Idealization and Economic Theory; 3: Markets, Madness and many Middle Ways; 4: Efficient Redistribution in a Globally Competitive Economy; 5: The Fears of Economists; 6: UK Privatization; 7: Inequity and Access to Private Education; 8: The Accountant in a Turbulent Age; 9: The Economic Rate of Return and the Accountant; 10: Corporate Finance and Capital Accumulation; 11: How Free Should Trade Be Now?; 12: The Competitive Weaknesses of the Uk Economy; 13: Post-Stalinist System Reform in China and Russia; 14: Socialism; 15: Understanding Effective Demand; 16: The Effects of Changer