Current Economic Issues

current economic issues cover
Edition:
13th
Date of publication:
June 2009
ISBN:
978-1-878585-97-4
Pages:
312
Price:
$28.95


  • Chapter 1 Inequality and Economic Crisis
    • 1.1 What's In a Name? John Miller
    • 1.2 Slicing Up at the Long Barbeque James M. Cypher
    • 1.3 Capitalism Hits the Fan Rick Wolff
    • 1.4 Inequality, Power, and IdeologyArthur MacEwan
    • 1.5 Crisis and Neoliberal Capitalism David Kotz
    • 1.6 Why Are Things Getting Worse and Worse?Arhur MacEwan
  • Chapter 2 Policy Responses to the Crisis
    • 2.1 Responding to Revisionism: Fiscal Stimulus and Recovery During the Great Depression Gerald Friedman
    • 2.2Keynes and "Crowding Out" Alejandro Reuss
    • 2.3 Keynes and the Limits of Monetary Policy Alejandro Reuss
    • 2.4 Pushing on Strings Gerald Friedman
    • 2.5 Stimulating Whining John Miller
  • Chapter 3 Financial Crisis, Bailouts, and Regulation
    • 3.1 (Mis)Understanding a Banking Industry in Transition William K. Black
    • 3.2 The Greed Fallacy Arthur MacEwan
    • 3.3 The Bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Fred Moseley
    • 3.4 Private Equity Exposed Orlando Segura, Jr.
    • 3.5 From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth David C. Korten
    • 3.6 Ponzi Schemes, Bubbles, and Banks Arthur MacEwan
  • Chapter 4 The Housing Crisis
    • 4.1 The Homeowner Myth Howard Karger
    • 4.2 How to Stop the ForeclosuresFred Moseley
    • 4.3 Renters in the Crosshairs Daniel Fireside
    • 4.4 Who Gets Those Trillions? Arthur MacEwan
  • Chapter 5 Labor Law, Bargaining Power, and Working Conditions
    • 5.1 The Real Unemployment Rate Hits a 68-Year High John Miller
    • 5.2 What’s Good for Wal-Mart John Miller
    • 5.3 The Rise of Migrant Worker Militancy Immanuel Ness
    • 5.4 Measureing the Full Impact of Minimum-Wage Laws Jeannette Wicks-Lim
    • 5.5 Back to the Future with Labor Law Reform Steve Early
    • 5.6 Should We Be Talking About Living Wages Now? Jeannette Wicks-Lim
    • 5.7 Republic Windows Workers Stand Their Ground Kari Lydersen and James Tracy
    • 5.8 Coming Clean on Class Conflict John Miller
  • Chapter 6 Social Policy: Health Care, Education, Retirement
    • 6.1 Paying More, Getting Less Joel A. Harrison
    • 6.2 School Finance: Inequality Persists Michael Engel
    • 6.3 Crisis=Opportunity for Single-Payer Roger Bybee
    • 6.4 Bail Out the Safety NetRandy Albelda
    • 6.5 Social Security Q&A Ellen Frank
  • Chapter 7 Windfalls For the Wealthy: Tax Cuts and Corporate Welfare
    • 7.1 One-Quarter of Large U.S. Corporations Don’t Pay Profit Taxes — Why Should the Rest? John Miller
    • 7.2 Wal-Mart Welfare Jenna Wright
    • 7.3 Mind-Boggling InequalityRamaa Vasudevan
    • 7.4 The “Double-Taxation” of CorporationsJohn Miller
  • Chapter 8 The Global Economy
    • 8.1 China and the Global Economy Thomas I. Palley/span>
    • 8.2 Outsized Offshore Outsourcing John Miller
    • 8.3 Measuring Global Poverty Arthur MacEwan
    • 8.4 Labor Standards and Trade AgreementsArthur MacEwan
    • 8.5 Tax Havens and the Financial Crisis Rachel Keeler
    • 8.6 The Specter of Capital Flight Marie Duggan
  • Chapter 9 Energy and The Environment
    • 9.1 Toward a Global Energy Transition Ross Gelbspan
    • 9.2 Climate Change in Four Easy Pieces Frank Ackerman
    • 9.3 How the Green Economy Can Promote Equal Opportunities for Women Jeannette Wicks-Lim
    • 9.4 Climate Change and Ecosocialism An interview with Joel Kovel
    • 9.5 Saving Energy Creates Jobs Heidi Garrett-Peltier
  • Chapter 10 Programs for Social and Economic Change
    • 10.1 America Beyond ConsumerismThad Williamson
    • 10.2 Sharing the Wealth of the Commons Peter Barnes
    • 10.3 Venezuela's Cooperative Revolution Betsy Bowman and Bob Stone
    • 10.4 Time for a New WPA? Ryan Dodd
    • 10.5 Time for Permanent Nationalization Fred Moseley
    • 10.6 Changing the Auto Industry from the Wheels Up Alejandro Reuss
  • Contributors