Journal of Economic Studies: Volume 14 Issue 4

Subject:

Table of contents

Are The General Theory's Central Contributions Still Valid?

Victoria Chick

Though Keynes wrote prodigiously, his position in economics is based on The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (1936). Without it, I think he would be judged as a…

The Policy Relevance of The General Theory

Steven Pressman

Keynes taught us in The General Theory that neither economic depressions nor fluctuations were inevitable. If nothing is done, these problems would continue. However, by the…

A New Perspective on Shackle's Keynesian Fundamentalism

John Pheby

In preparing this article, I have approached Shackle's “fundamentalist” interpretation of Keynes from a slightly different angle. Much of the discussion as to whether Shackle is…

The Radcliffe Central Bankers

Nancy Wulwick

This article analyses documents before the Radcliffe Committee on the Working of the Monetary System. The proceedings of the Radcliffe Committee are recognised as providing a…

Time Horizons of Management Decisions: Causes and Effects

Andrew Tylecote

There has been a long debate, with an extensive literature, over the control of the firm: who controls it, and how, and what implications does this have for managerial objectives…

Economics and Systems Theory

Geoffrey M. Hodgson

Present‐day economics is characterised by the fragmentary and reductionist approach that typifies most social sciences. Economists generally fail to recognise that the economy is…

Cover of Journal of Economic Studies

ISSN:

0144-3585

Online date, start – end:

1974

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Prof Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee