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| List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes | |
| Preface | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| Note to Instructors | |
| Philosophical Debates in Economics | |
| A Riddle | |
| Paradigms in Economic Theory (or Why Economists Disagree) | |
| Some Study Questions | |
| Learning New Paradigms | |
| Conclusion: Some Implications of a Paradigmatic Theory of Knowledge for Social Science and Economics | |
| Final Questions for Discussion | |
| Notes | |
| Thinking Differently: Neoclassical Versus Heterodox Economics: Texts, Subtexts and Basic Orientations | |
| Introduction and Chapter Overview | |
| Well-Being | |
| Implied Readers | |
| Methodological Individualism (MI) Versus Holism (H) | |
| Texts and Subtexts in Economics | |
| Study Questions | |
| Notes | |
| Competing Assumptions, Methods, and Metaphors | |
| Introduction | |
| Methodological Critiques | |
| Threads | |
| Telling Other Stories: Heterodox Critiques of Neoclassical Metaphors and Stories | |
| Study Questions | |
| Notes | |
| New Beginnings: Heterodox Critiques of the Introductory Chapters in Neoclassical Principles Texts | |
| Introduction | |
| Is Neoclassical Economic Theory a Science? | |
| The Positive/Normative Distinction | |
| What Is Economics? | |
| The Limits of Scarcity and Efficiency Discourse | |
| Marginalism | |
| The Ceteris Paribus (All Things Equal) Assumption | |
| The Circular Flow: Directions | |
| Some Loud Silences | |
| Textbook Images and Metaphors | |
| Some Alternative Heterodox Images | |
| Threads | |
| Study Questions | |
| Notes | |
| Reintroducing Supply and Demand: A Heterodox Micro Foundation for Macroeconomics | |
| Introduction | |
| Disequilibrium Critiques | |
| Heterodox Critiques of Textbook Demand and Supply Curves | |
| Conclusion | |
| In Their Own Words | |
| Study Questions | |
| Notes | |
| From Micro to Macro Analysis: Heterodox Critiques of the Initial Macro Chapters in Principles Texts | |
| Introduction | |
| Keynes and the History of Macroeconomics | |
| Macro-Micro Distinction | |
| Topics and Concerns for Macroeconomics | |
| The Confusing World of Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand: Two Curves in Search of a Theory | |
| Conclusion | |
| In Their Own Words | |
| Study Questions | |
| Notes | |
| Remeasuring Economic Activity: Heterodox Critique of GDP Accounting | |
| Introduction | |
| GDP: The Textbooks' Yardstick | |
| Inadequacies of GDP as a Measure of Economic Weil-Being | |
| Neoclassical Responses to Heterodox Concerns: "Déjè Vu All Over Again": The Note but Ignore Motif | |
| Heterodox Rebuttals | |
| Alternative Indicators of Economic Performance | |
| Conclusion | |
| Study Questions | |
| Notes | |
| Remeasuring Economic Activity: Labor Marketand Inflation Statistics | |
| Introduction | |
| The Costs of Unemployment | |
| Price Indices | |
| Threads | |
| Conclusion: The "So What" Question | |
| Study Questions | |
| Notes | |
| Reintroducing Aggregate Demand | |
| Introduction | |
| Reencountering Keynes | |
| Intermission: A Break for Discussion | |
| Erosion of Keynesian Theory | |
| The Keynesian Cross | |
| Textbook and Heterodox Discussions of Consumption | |
| The Savings Function | |
| Investment | |
| Threads | |
| Competing Metaphors and Stories | |
| Conclusion | |
| In Their Own Words | |
| Study Questions | |
| Notes | |
| Reintroducing Money: Basic Concepts | |
| Introduction and Overview | |
| The Implications of Uncertainty | |
| The "Monetized" Nature of a Capitalist Economy | |
| Beyond Homo Economicus | |
| Institutions and "Misplaced Concreteiiiess" | |
| Distributional Issues | |
| Study Questions | |
| Notes | |
| Applications of Heterodox Monetary Theory | |
| Introduction | |
| Financial Markets | |
| The Fed | |
| Policy Implications | |
| Threads | |
| Competing Stories and Metaphors | |
| In Their Own Words | |
| Study Questions | |
| Notes | |
| Reintroducing Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand | |
| Introduction: Two Curves in Search of a Theory | |
| Review of Standard Textbook Treatment of AS-AD | |
| Overview of Heterodox Critiques of the AS-AD Framework | |
| Heterodox Critiques of Textbook AD Curves | |
| Keynesian and Other Heterodox Critiques of Textbook AS Curves | |
| Gaps and Overlaps Between Textbook and Heterodox Theory | |
| Policy Implications | |
| Conclusion | |
| Study Questions | |
| Notes | |
| Heterodox Alternatives to the AS-AD Framework | |
| Introduction | |
| Circuits of Capital Approach | |
| Social Structures of Accumulation (SEA) | |
| Threads | |
| Competing Metaphors | |
| In Their Own Words: Heterodox Critiques of Textbook Treatments of Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand | |
| Study Questions | |
| Notes | |
| Reintroducing International Economic Issues | |
| Introduction | |
| Textbook Principles of International Economics | |
| Overview of Heterodox Critiques | |
| Heterodox Critiques: Misplaced Concreteness | |
| Heterodox Critiques: Distributional Issues | |
| Heterodox Critiques: Dynamic Versus Static Analysis | |
| Heterodox Critiques: Uncertainty and Financial Markets | |
| Heterodox Critiques: Sluggish Price Adjustments and Insufficient Aggregate Demand | |
| Heterodox Critiques: Meta-Externalities | |
| Threads: Trade and the Environment | |
| Threads: Distribution | |
| Threads: Gender | |
| Alternative Images and Competing Metaphors | |
| Conclusion | |
| In Their Own Words | |
| Study Questions | |
| Notes | |
| Reintroducing the Macroeconomics of Inequality | |
| Introduction | |
| Measuring Inequality: "Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics" (Benjamin Disraeli) | |
| Poverty: Definition, Measurement and Significance | |
| Racial and Gender Inequalities | |
| Taxes and Inequality | |
| International Comparisons | |
| Measuring Social Mobility | |
| Intermission | |
| The Macroeconomics of Inequality | |
| Why Did Inequality Increase from 1973-2003? | |
| Policy Responses to Inequality | |
| Threads: Gender | |
| Threads: Environmental Issues | |
| Conclusion | |
| In Their Own Words | |
| Final Study Questions | |
| Notes | |
| Reintroducing Macroeconomics and the Environment | |
| Introduction | |
| The Neoclassical Model of Environment Fundamental Economics | |
| Fundamental Problems with Neoclassical Environmental Economics | |
| Economic Growth and Environmental Quality | |
| Equity and Environmental Economics | |
| "Social Logics" and the Environment | |
| Conclusion: Point and Counterpoint | |
| In Their Own Words | |
| Study Questions | |
| Notes | |
| Reintroducing Current Policy Debates in Macroeconomics | |
| Introduction | |
| Textbook Portrayals of Policy Debate: GE and Keynesian Positions | |
| Heterodox Alternatives | |
| Heterodox Expansion of Policy Agenda | |
| Structuralist Macroeconomics: Macro Regimes and Macro Policy | |
| Threads: Distributional Issues | |
| Threads: Gender Issues | |
| Threads: Environmental Issues | |
| Competing Metaphors | |
| In Their Own Words | |
| Study Questions | |
| Notes | |
| Conclusion: Rethinking Macroeconomics--Heterodox Versus Textbook Economics | |
| Textbook Macroeconomics | |
| Heterodox Macroeconomics | |
| Textbook Responses to Heterodox Critiques | |
| Heterodox Rejoinders | |
| Conclusion | |
| Study Questions | |
| Further Reading | |
| Notes | |
| Glossary | |
| Works Cited | |
| Index | |
| About the Author | |
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