Conversations on growth, stability and trade : an historical perspective

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Title:

Conversations on growth, stability and trade : an historical perspective

Author:

Snowdon, Brian.

ISBN:

9781840649956

Personal Author:

Snowdon, Brian.

Publication Information:

Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., 2003.

Physical Description:

p. cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Introduction: the world economy in historical perspective -- Economic growth and development: a very long-run view -- Growth theories: old and new -- Managing aggregate economic instability: from Keynes to Lucas -- International economic integration in the second global age -- Interviews. Ben Bernanke (Princeton University, USA). Jagdish Bhagwati (Columbia University, USA). Alan Blinder (Princeton University, USA). Nick Crafts (London School of Economics, UK). Bradford DeLong (University of California, Berkeley, USA). Barry Eichengreen (University of California, Berkeley, USA). Kevin Hoover (University of California, Davis, USA). Charles Jones (University of California, Berkeley, USA). Christina Romer (University of California, Berkeley, USA). Joseph Stiglitz (Columbia University, USA).

Subject Term:

Macroeconomics.

Economics -- History.

Economic history.

Economists -- United States -- Interviews.

Economists -- Great Britain -- Interviews.

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Summary

This unique volume provides a comprehensive survey of the major economic issues that have helped shape the modern world. It includes discussions of the latest research findings in macroeconomics and scrutinises some of the most important debates in economic history. The author examines the many controversies relating to the role of government in a modern economy, long-run growth and development, the spread of the Industrial Revolution, the causes and consequences of the 'Great Depression', the 'Great Peacetime Inflation', the conduct of stabilisation policy, international economic integration and globalisation.

To shed light on these major issues the volume contains interviews with ten leading economists who have each contributed extensively to the literature on macroeconomics, economic growth and development, international economics and economic history. A major theme which runs throughout the book is the conviction that economists can gain valuable insights concerning important contemporary policy issues from a knowledge of history, especially economic history.

The distinguished economists featured in this book are: Ben Bernanke, Jagdish Bhagwati, Alan Blinder, Nick Crafts, Bradford DeLong, Barry Eichengreen, Kevin Hoover, Charles Jones, Christina Romer and Joseph Stiglitz.

Containing an extensive and up-to-date list of references, the book provides a comprehensive guide to the modern literature on macroeconomics and related fields. It will be an essential reference for all scholars and students of economics, especially those with an interest in economic growth, business cycles, inflation, unemployment, trade and globalisation. It will also be of considerable value to students of economic history and the history of economic thought.