Essays on Keynesian and Kaldorian Economics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Introduction

   • A. P. Thirlwall

   Pages 1-26

3. Keynesian Economics after Fifty Years

   • Nicholas Kaldor

   Pages 27-74

4. A “Second Edition” of Keynes’ General Theory

   • John Maynard Keynes

   Pages 75-94

5. Keynesian Employment Theory Is Not Defunct

   • A. P. Thirlwall

   Pages 95-110

6. The Renaissance of Keynesian Economics

   • A. P. Thirlwall

   Pages 111-120

7. The Relevance of Keynes Today with Particular Reference to Unemployment in Rich and Poor Countries

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   Pages 121-148

8. Keynes, Economic Development and the Developing Countries

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   Pages 149-177

9. Keynes and Economic Development

   • A. P. Thirlwall

   Pages 178-191

10. A Keynesian View of the Current Financial and Economic Crisis in the World Economy: An Interview with John King

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    Pages 192-205

11. Nicholas Kaldor: A Biography, 1908–1986

    • A. P. Thirlwall

    Pages 206-243

12. Kaldor as a Policy Adviser

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    Pages 244-270

13. Kaldor’s Vision of the Growth and Development Process

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    Pages 271-285

14. A Model of Regional Growth Rate Differences on Kaldorian Lines

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    Pages 286-301

15. A General Model of Growth and Development on Kaldorian Lines

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    Pages 302-325

16. A Plain Man’s Guide to Kaldor’s Growth Laws

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    Pages 326-338

17. Testing Kaldor’s Growth Laws across the Countries of Africa

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    Pages 339-351

18. Talking about Kaldor: An Interview with John King

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    Pages 352-369

19. Back Matter

    Pages 370-380

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This volume of essays contains 16 papers the author has written over the last 40 years on various aspects of the life and work of John Maynard Keynes and Nicholas Kaldor. It covers both theoretical and applied topics and highlight the continued relevance of Keynesian and Kaldorian ideas for understanding the functioning of capitalist economies.

• crisis
• Developing Countries
• development
• economic development
• economics
• employment
• John Maynard Keynes
• Keynes
• Keynesian economics
• unemployment

“This book consists of 15 essays published by the author during the last 40 years … . It can be said straightaway that this volume gives an extended and very positive overview of Antony Thirlwall’s contribution to economics throughout his long career. … Thirlwall’s volume showcases the qualities an economist should today combine: a first-hand knowledge of the eminent figures who preceded us, a firm grasp of the analytical apparatus, combined with a skilful appraisal of policy concerns.” (Sylvie Rivot, The European Journal of the History of Economic, Vol. 24 (1), January, 2017)

• University of Kent, Canterbury, UK

  A. P. Thirlwall

Tony has lectured widely in developing countries and has been a consultant to several international agencies including the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Pacific Islands Development Program in Hawaii. He has written a number of specialized texts in the field of development economics and is Series Editor of Palgrave's Great Thinkers in Economics collection.        

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