A Pluralistic Introduction to Macroeconomics

This introductory textbook provides a broad introduction to the field of macroeconomics and the alternative approaches to modelling an economic system. Adopting a pluralistic approach, it rigorously analyzes the theories and policies proposed by the classical and neoclassical, Marxian, institutionalist, Keynesian and post-Keynesian schools of thought. It critically examines fiscal, monetary, and regulatory policies prescribed by the different schools, exploring the intricate links between the economy, society and nature. It ultimately demonstrates that economic modelling is always a matter of choice and compromise, and no one school of thought can accurately capture the full essence of a real evolving economic system under all circumstances, in all places, and at all times in history.

Key Features:

● Presents a realistic picture of human behavior based on empirical evidence
●讨论替代方法来建模一个economic system, and outlines the advantages and weaknesses of each
● Draws on diverse schools of thought and other scientific disciplines to explain the changes in the functioning of the economic system
● Focuses on how macroeconomic policies can be improved in a time of growing economic inequality and insecurity, with numerous ecological stresses and contradictions

跨学科的范围,这个教材将prove essential to scholars, researchers and students of economics and finance, particularly those interested in international economics, political economy, evolutionary economics, and radical and feminist economics. Economists and social scientists seeking alternative approaches to macroeconomics will equally benefit from this fundamental resource.