Introduction to Post-Keynesian Economics

List of Figures List of Tables List of Boxes Preface to the English Edition Introduction PART 1: THE POST-KEYNESIAN HETERODOXY Who are the Post-Keynesians? The Characteristics of Heterodox Economics The Essential Characteristics of Post-Keynesian Economics The Various Strands of Post-Keynesian Economics PART 2: HETERODOX MICROECONOMICS Consumer Choice Theory Oligopolistic Markets and the Objectives of Firms The Shape of Cost Curves Price Setting The Determinants of the Costing Margin Conseuqences for Macroeconomic Theory PART 3: A MACROECONOMIC MONETARY CIRCUIT Main Characteristics of Post-Keynesian Monetary Analysis The Relationship between Commerical Banks and the Central Bank The Relationship between Banks and Firms A Systemic View of the Monetary Economy PART 4: THE SHORT-PERIOD: EFFECTIVE DEMAND AND THE LABOUR MARKET Effective Demand and its Components The Kaleckian Model Further Developments of the Kaleckian Model PART 5: THE LONG-PERIOD: OLD AND NEW GROWTH MODELS The Old Post-Keynesian Growth Models The New Kaleckian Models Extensions and Criticism of the Kaleckian Model PART 6: GENERAL CONCLUSION Bibliography Index