Download or read book Economic Collapse Economic Change Getting to the Roots of the Crisis written by Arthur MacEwan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thoughtful book offers a widely accessible account of the recent economic collapse and crisis, emphasizing the deep nexus of economic inequality, undemocratic power, and leave-it-to-the-market ideology at its root. Based on their understanding of the origins of the crisis, the authors propose a program for reform that is equally dependent on poppular action and changes in government policy.

Download or read book Crisis Economics written by Nouriel Roubini and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This myth shattering book reveals the methods Nouriel Roubini used to foretell the current crisis before other economists saw it coming and shows how those methods can help us make sense of the present and prepare for the future. Renowned economist Nouriel Roubini electrified his profession and the larger financial community by predicting the current crisis well in advance of anyone else. Unlike most in his profession who treat economic disasters as freakish once-in-­a-lifetime events without clear cause, Roubini, after decades of careful research around the world, realized that they were both probable and predictable. Armed with an unconventional blend of historical analysis and global economics, Roubini has forced politicians, policy makers, investors, and market watchers to face a long-neglected truth: financial systems are inherently fragile and prone to collapse. Drawing on the parallels from many countries and centuries, Nouriel Roubini and Stephen Mihm, a professor of economic history and a New York Times Magazine writer, show that financial cataclysms are as old and as ubiquitous as capitalism itself. The last two decades alone have witnessed comparable crises in countries as diverse as Mexico, Thailand, Brazil, Pakistan, and Argentina. All of these crises-not to mention the more sweeping cataclysms such as the Great Depression-have much in common with the current downturn. Bringing lessons of earlier episodes to bear on our present predicament, Roubini and Mihm show how we can recognize and grapple with the inherent instability of the global financial system, understand its pressure points, learn from previous episodes of "irrational exuberance," pinpoint the course of global contagion, and plan for our immediate future. Perhaps most important, the authors-considering theories, statistics, and mathematical models with the skepticism that recent history warrants—explain how the world's economy can get out of the mess we're in, and stay out. In Roubini's shadow, economists and investors are increasingly realizing that they can no longer afford to consider crises the black swans of financial history. A vital and timeless book, Crisis Economics proves calamities to be not only predictable but also preventable and, with the right medicine, curable.

Download or read book Todo lo que entr en crisis written by José Luis Moreno Pestaña and published by Ediciones AKAL. This book was released on 2023-03-27 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: En el año 2008 una feroz crisis económica se desató sobre el mundo. Si bien su forma inicial fue la de una crisis financiera, sus efectos fueron permeando y causando estragos paulatinamente en todas y cada una de las geografías del mundo, en todas las economías, en todos los estratos sociales. En los años sucesivos, ciudadanos de toda condición hubieron de hacer frente a situaciones de escasez, desamparo y precariedad. Esta obra se propone retratar los efectos de la crisis –en sus planos económico, cultural, social y político– partiendo de aquellos que la sufrieron en primera persona. Para ello, construye un diálogo entre los afectados por la misma y los investigadores, los cuales dibujan, junto con el propio lector, no solo una imagen humana de la crisis y sus efectos sino también un retrato sociológico de la misma. José Luis Moreno Pestaña y Jorge Costa Delgado coordinan una original obra que evalúa, en primera persona, un paisaje de crisis que se ha instalado en nuestra cotidianidad.

Download or read book La Crisis Econ mica y la Recuperaci n 2a Edici n Digital written by David Gaset and published by Bubok. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sumergidos en esta profunda y desconocida crisis,desconocida incluso para la mayoría de los que se han considerado expertos,pocos son conscientes de los hechos que realmente han provocado dicho cisma.Hedge funds, hipotecas ninja, bonos basura y muchos otros términos paradescribir las consecuencias y no los motivos, las causas endógenas que lageneraron y que generan todas las crisis, las cuales aparecen de una formacíclica. Ciclos de crisis y recuperación que sí son conocidos por unos pocosprivilegiados, los cuales procuran sacarle partido y beneficio a la situación. Con un lenguaje claro y cercano, aunque sinalejarse del rigor académico, en este breve ensayo va a ponerse en claro elmisterioso, pero no tan oculto, origen de la crisis y sus soluciones, nadanuevas, sino conocidas e ignoradas adrede desde hace siglos. Además, se daránlas pautas necesarias para que las crisis financieras no vuelvan a repetirse,algo realmente difícil de evitar debido a la ignorancia de los que dirigengobiernos y economías, junto al afán del beneficio rápido a costa de ladesgracia futura. Contra más gente conozca esta realidad, mayorserá la consciencia sobre la economía y la política que nos gobierna,inseparables la una de la otra.

Download or read book The Economic Crisis in Retrospect written by Robert M. Whaples and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'If there is a single message that emerges from the wonderful essays contained in this volume, it is that economics is hard. The fact that virtually all economists agree on a handful of simple truths that describe the marketplace belies the fact that, when push comes to shove, dynamic economic processes are notoriously difficult to understand and control. The Economic Crisis in Retrospect provides the reader with a window into how some of the most perceptive economic thinkers of the last two centuries have wrestled with these issues.' Steven G. Medema, University of Colorado, US 'When the financial crisis hit, Ben Bernanke defended the economics profession by arguing that economists such as Bagehot and Thornton had a complete analysis of financial crises. Unfortunately, until the crisis hit, most economics students had never heard of, let alone read, either. That's sad, and this book provides an excellent entrée into past economists' insights and how they relate to the financial crisis. It is a useful read.' David C. Colander, Middlebury College, US 'With apologies to Santayana. . . this excellent work shows that those who can remember past economic thought are condemned to repeat the insights of major economic thinkers and show their relevance by applying them to contemporary economic issues.' Steven Pressman, Monmouth University, US As the United States continues its slow recovery from the global financial crisis of 2008, politicians, policymakers and academics are increasingly turning to the lessons of history to gain insight into how we might address both current and future economic challenges. This volume offers contributions by eminent economists and historians, each commenting on the theories of a particular 20th century economist and the ways in which those theories apply to modern economic thought. Presented in rough chronological order of the lives of the featured economists, these chapters tackle a number of major economic issues, including the role of central banks, monetary and fiscal policy, government spending, entrepreneurship and financial innovation. The contributors apply the theories of Walter Bagehot, Thorstein Veblen, John Maynard Keynes, Joseph Schumpeter and Friedrich Hayek to these and other crucial topics, offering both comprehensive historical analysis and vital insights into the modern US and world economies. Two additional chapters on the Great Depression and US monetary and fiscal history round out this critical collection. Students and professors of all economic disciplines will find much to admire in this fascinating volume, as will anyone with an interest in economics both past and present.

Download or read book Econom a pol tica de la crisis written by Pedro José Gómez Serrano and published by Editorial Complutense. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economía política de la crisis es un análisis colectivo de las causas y de las principales consecuencias de la crisis que padecemos. Contiene quince artículos escritos por profesores vinculados al Máster de Economía Internacional y Desarrollo, del departamento de Economía Aplicada I de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM). La obra pretende, en primer lugar, ofrecer un análisis sintético de los múltiples factores que están en el origen de la crisis, así como de sus repercusiones sobre la economía mundial y sobre las conquistas sociales adquiridas en los países desarrollados. En segundo lugar, aspira a convertirse en un texto de referencia para estudiantes y personas interesadas en conocer la naturaleza, causalidad e implicaciones de las crisis en el capitalismo. Finalmente, pero no menos importante, este libro es un homenaje a Ángel Martínez González-Tablas, profesor de Economía Política Mundial en el departamento de Economía Aplicada I de la UCM e impulsor fundamental del Máster de Economía Internacional y Desarrollo. Tras la estela del análisis crítico que caracteriza las publicaciones y la actividad académica y vital de Ángel Tablas, los autores de este trabajo asumen que la responsabilidad de la universidad es contribuir, con el mayor rigor posible, a facilitar la comprensión del mundo en el que vivimos, para intentar convertirlo en más humano y más justo.

Download or read book The Risk of Economic Crisis written by Martin Feldstein and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-02-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stunning collapse of the thrift industry, the major stock slump of 1987, rising corporate debt, wild fluctuations of currency exchange rates, and a rash of defaults on developing country debts have revived fading memories of the Great Depression and fueled fears of an impending economic crisis. Under what conditions are financial markets vulnerable to disruption and what economic consequences ensue when these markets break down? In this accessible and thought-provoking volume, Benjamin M. Friedman investigates the origins of financial crisis in domestic capital markets, Paul Krugman examines the international origins and transmission of financial and economic crises, and Lawrence H. Summers explores the transition from financial crisis to economic collapse. In the introductory essay, Martin Feldstein reviews the major financial problems of the 1980s and discusses lessons to be learned from this experience. The book also contains provocative observations by senior academics and others who have played leading roles in business and government.

Download or read book La econom a edificada sobre arena written by Álvaro Anchuelo Crego and published by ESIC Editorial. This book was released on 2009 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Este libro está destinado al ciudadano medio no especializado en Economía. Su propósito es explicar de manera clara, a la vez que rigurosa, las causas del repentino colapso económico que vivimos y qué tipo de medidas podrían solucionarlo. El enfoque difiere del de otros libros sobre la crisis que lo han precedido. No pretende tanto narrar lo sucedido como entenderlo. Quiere ser una guía para perplejos, no una historia de la crisis. La explicación se divide en tres partes. En la primera, se habla del componente internacional de la crisis. El lector entenderá qué son las famosas hipotecas subprime, las agencias de rating, los hedge funds, los CDS, las aseguradoras monoline y tantos otros términos aparentemente misteriosos, que han centrado la actualidad desde el estallido de la crisis. De analizar el por qué la crisis ha repercutido en España con especial gravedad, se ocupa la segunda parte del libro. En ella se revisan cuestiones como nuestra propia burbuja inmobiliaria, los problemas de la banca española, el déficit exterior, el endeudamiento de las familias o el deficiente modelo productivo. Este análisis les permite a los autores considerar que la economía española habría sufrido por sí misma una severa crisis, aunque los problemas internacionales han actuado como detonante y ampliado los efectos negativos. ¿Cómo podríamos salir cuanto antes de esta situación? Esto nos lleva a la tercera y última parte del libro: al estudio de las medidas que se han tomado, o se deberían tomar, para hacer frente a la crisis. Las medidas de rescate bancario, las políticas monetaria y fiscal para estimular la demanda, así como las reformas pendientes a más largo plazo (educativas, energéticas, institucionales...) se presentan de forma sistemática y muy actualizada. Los autores: Álvaro Anchuelo es catedrático de Economía Aplicada en la URJC y Miguel Angel García Díaz es asesor del Gabinete Económico de Comisiones Obreras. Índice: La crisis financiera internacional.- La crisis propia de la economía española.- Una evaluación crítica de las medidas para afrontar la crisis.- Algunas reflexiones sobre el significado de la crisis.

Download or read book Crisis Econ mica written by Guillermo Maya Muñoz and published by Universidad Nacional de Colombia. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: En el Siglo XX, la economía mundial, especialmente la estadounidense, empezó a cambiar desde los años setenta, pero realmente estos cambios se consolidaron en los ochenta. Antes, desde los años cincuenta, predominaba el llamado "Acuerdo de Detroit" (Palley 2007, 2010, abril), es decir, aquel alcanzado entre los sindicatos y las compañías automotrices de ligar los salarios a la productividad, en la ciudad de Detroit. La política, basada en este acuerdo, es la causa de la generación de los círculos virtuosos de crecimiento económico en los cincuenta y sesenta. La innovación tecnológica genera aumentos en la productividad, pari passu los salarios aumentan, al igual que la demanda agregada y el empleo, los que, a su vez, crean incentivos para la inversión, la productividad, y más aumentos salariales. Este Acuerdo comienza a ser desmontado desde los años ochenta, y la política económica repele el compromiso con el pleno empleo, con el fin de disciplinar el trabajo, y se compromete con el combate de la inflación para garantizar un mecanismo de precios eficiente que optimice la asignación de los factores. El modelo de crecimiento económico comienza a estar basado en la demanda, vía deuda e inflación (burbuja), de los activos, no en el crecimiento de los salarios, cuyo crecimiento se reprime, mientras los ingresos crecen sin obstáculos al liberalizar las tasas de interés. En este sentido, mientras, entre 1950-1982, el crecimiento de la deuda total en Estados Unidos estaba muy pegado al crecimiento del Producto Interno Bruto (PIB), desde 1982 hasta el 2008 comienzan a separarse de manera creciente.

Download or read book Aftermath written by Manuel Castells and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-26 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The consequences of the financial crisis may be uncertain, but are sure to reach deep into the body politic, civil society, welfare systems, and reform. This collection of essays by leading international sociologists and social scientists explores the likely outcomes and consequences

Download or read book El retorno de la econom a de la depresi n written by Paul Krugman and published by Grupo Planeta Spain. This book was released on 2010-07-12 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: En los últimos años -nos dice Paul Krugman- las economías de siete países que concentran una cuarta parte de la producción mundial han experimentado una recesión económica que tiene una misteriosa semejanza con la gran depresión de los años treinta. Igual que entonces, la crisis ha surgido de súbito en medio de un cielo despejado, mientras la mayoría de los entendidos seguían prediciendo un auge continuado, incluso cuando la recesión tomaba fuerza. Igual que entonces, los remedios económicos convencionales se han mostrado ineficaces, tal vez perjudiciales... El hecho mismo de que algo semejante pueda ocurrir en nuestros días debería causar escalofríos a cualquiera que tenga sentido de la historia.

Download or read book Estados Unidos Golfo Persico Y Depresion Economica written by Rafael D. Mota and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-04-10 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pero, cuando la depresin economica llega, no existe una capacidad humana para detenerla debido a la caida de la economia. Eso, nos da entender que la depresin economica es una crisis de estructuras, las que, afec.tan todo el sistema economico. Entoncea - Qu debemos hater para aliviar la depresin economica ?- ante esta pregunta debemos entender la posibilidad de atraa estructuras y fundamentas econOmicos que nos dirijan hacia un nuevo sistema economico. Para muchos economistas la solucin de las depresiones economicas radican en equilibrar la produccin, sabiendose que la productin y la regulacin de la praduccin es ya cosa estudiada. Sin embargo, las crisis economicas, colocan al hombre en una posicin de decadencia social y concretamente la depresion economica es una crisis aguda del sistema socio-econmico. Y esto significa crisis gubernamental, desequilibrio de produccin y consumo. Debe entenderse, que el desequilibrio economico es solamente un efecto y no la causes de las depresiones economicas.

Download or read book Mexico s Dilemma written by Roberto Newell G. and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 1984-10-21 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Markets On Trial written by Michael Lounsbury and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07-07 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the mid-20th century, organizational theorists have increasingly distanced themselves from the study of core societal power centers and important policy issues of the day. This title addresses the global financial crisis debates and struggles around how to organize economies and societies around the world.

Download or read book What Global Economic Crisis written by P. Arestis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2001-07-11 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economics has become an excessively esoteric discipline. Opportunities to bridge the gap between theorizing and policymaking are becoming increasingly limited. One issue of great importance to modern policymakers is the relationship between globalization and economic crisis. With unprecedented trends towards globalization (in part propelled by developments in information technology), the repercussions of economic crisis are more profound than ever before, particularly for developing countries. What Global Economic Crisis? bridges the gap between theory and policy by examining the destabilising effects of financial crises on economic growth, stability and development. It also presents some innovative ideas intended to inform the design of institutions able to foster more effective international policy coordination.

Download or read book Debt in Times of Crisis written by Thomas Poufinas and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-08-27 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debt, private and public, and in particular excessive debt, has been debated to be one of the root causes of economic crises. At the same time, economic crises are believed to lead to an increase of debt. This book, through a range of contributors, explores certain constituents of an economy and attempts to identify their contribution to debt (public and private), especially in times of crisis; namely, bonds, tariffs, social security and non-performing loans (NPLs). Furthermore, it captures the (implicit) impact of the demography on debt through tariffs and social security and investigates the effect of quantitative easing/purchase programs and as well as crises on debt. In addition, the (cost of the) reserve that a state may want to provision for, in order to secure its economy from defaulting within a certain time horizon, is also addressed and calculated. This calculation offers an alternative valuation, or pricing, of (excess) debt (default protection). This book aims to offer a comparative study of countries – especially those with a history of excessive debt - and intends to realize whether an economic crisis can genuinely deteriorate debt, or whether the debt unsustainability is preexisting to the crisis. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in economic policy and growth.

Download or read book Aftershocks written by Anton Hemerijck and published by Amsterdam University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Aftershocks was written in the midst of the deepest economic crisis since the Great Depression. Although it would be premature to presume to identify the repercussions of the crisis, it is clear that it will have profound aftershock effects in the political, economic, and social spheres. The book contains essays based on semi-structured interviews with leading scholars, European politicians and representatives from the world of business. They reflect on the origins of the crisis as well as the possible social, economic, and political transformations it may engender."--Publisher's description.