Economic Growth: New Directions in Theory and Policy - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845425316 ISBN 13: 9781845425319

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

This enlightening and significant new volume focuses on the nature, causes and features of economic growth across a wide range of countries and regions. Covering a variety of growth related topics - from theoretical analyses of economic growth in general to empirical analyses of growth in the OECD, transition economies and developing economies - the distinguished cast of contributors address some of the most important contemporary issues and developments in the field. These include, amongst others:

* endogenous growth theory
* Keynesian theories of the business cycle and growth
* unemployment and growth
* FDI and productivity spillovers
* knowledge externalities and growth.

This useful analysis of the many facets of economic growth will be an essential read for those interested in economic theory and economic policy-making, as well as students and scholars of macroeconomics and finance.

About this title

About the Author:

Edited by Philip Arestis, University Director of Research, Cambridge Centre for Economic and Public Policy, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, Fellow of Wolfson College, UK and Institute Professor, Levy Economics Institute, US, Michelle Baddeley, Fellow and Director of Studies (Economics), Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge, UK and John McCombie, Director, Centre for Economic and Public Policy, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge and Fellow of Downing College, UK

Review:

`Economic Growth is an enlightening and significant new volume providing a useful analysis of the many facts of economic growth and pointing the way toward policy correction. The volume will be an essential read for those interested in economic theory and economic policy-making, as well as students and scholars of macroeconomics and finance.' -- SirReadaLot.org

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1845425316
• ISBN 13: 9781845425319
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Arestis Phillip, Baddeley Michelle, McCombie John S.L.