ABSTRACT

The New Keynesian Economics has been the most significant development in economics in recent years. Does it actually build upon Keynes' work? In this volume, leading post Keynesian economists challenge New Keynesianism both on the grounds that it is not Keynesian, and does not provide an adequate account of our current economic problems.

chapter |7 pages

Introduction *

part I|87 pages

Prices, Outputs and Markets

chapter 1|24 pages

Setting the Record Straight

chapter 4|27 pages

Price Theory and Macroeconomics

Stylized facts and New Keynesian fantasies

part III|72 pages

Money, Credit Rationing and Asymmetric Information

chapter 13|14 pages

Post and New Keynesians

The role of asymmetric information and uncertainty in the construction of financial institutions and policy

part iv|49 pages

New Walrasian and Strong New Keynesian Macroeconomics

chapter 16|11 pages

Beyond New Keynesian Economics

Towards a Post Walrasian macroeconomics

chapter 18|21 pages

Post Keynesian and Strong New Keynesian Macroeconomics

Compatible bedfellows?