1st Edition

Economics After the Crisis An Introduction to Economics from a Pluralist and Global Perspective

By Irene van Staveren Copyright 2015
458 Pages 145 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

458 Pages 145 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

458 Pages 145 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Economics After the Crisis is an introductory economics textbook, covering key topics in micro and macro economics. However, this book differs from other introductory economics textbooks in the perspective it takes, and it incorporates issues that are presently underserved by existing textbooks on the market. This book offers an introduction to economics that takes into account criticisms of the... Read more

Introduction 1. Economics as a Science 2. Individuals and Households 3. Consumption 4. Firms 5. Markets 6. The State 7. Public Goods and Commons 8. Labour Markets 9. Financial Markets 10. The Macroeconomic Flow 11. Money 12. Economic Growth 13. Nature 14. International Trade 15. Wellbeing and Poverty

Biography

Irene van Staveren is professor of Pluralist Development Economics at the Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. She has been awarded the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Thomas Divine award by the Association of Social Economics.