The Political Power Of Economic Ideas

Author : Peter A. Hall
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780691221380

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The Political Power of Economic Ideas by Peter A. Hall Pdf

John Maynard Keynes once observed that the "ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood." The contributors to this volume take that assertion seriously. In a full-scale study of the impact of Keynesian doctrines across nations, their essays trace the reception accorded Keynesian ideas, initially during the 1930s and then in the years after World War II, in a wide range of nations, including Britain, the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Scandinavia. The contributors review the latest historical evidence to explain why some nations embraced Keynesian policies while others did not. At a time of growing interest in comparative public policy-making, they examine the central issue of how and why particular ideas acquire influence over policy and politics. Based on three years of collaborative research for the Social Science Research Council, the volume takes up central themes in contemporary economics, political science, and history. The contributors are Christopher S. Allen, Marcello de Cecco, Peter Alexis Gourevitch, Eleanor M. Hadley, Peter A. Hall, Albert O. Hirschman, Harold James, Bradford A. Lee, Jukka Pekkarinen, Pierre Rosanvallon, Walter S. Salant, Margaret Weir, and Donald Winch.

Author : Manuela Mosca
Publisher : Springer
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319940397

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Power in Economic Thought by Manuela Mosca Pdf

This book offers a pluralistic vision of the way economists have dealt with the question of power in society over the last two centuries. Economists’ ideas about power are examined from political, theoretical and policy-making points of view, with additional discussion of the active participation of economists in the management of power. The book is organized into four main conceptions of power relations: i) Power as embedded in political institutions; ii) Power as emerging from the asymmetric relations caused by the unequal distribution of income and wealth; iii) Power as associated to the monopolistic or oligopolistic position held by some firms in the market; and iv) Power as the management of economic policies by the state. Mosca brings together contributions from a range of scholars to analyse how economists have considered the role of power, putting the discussion into a much needed historical context.

Author : Raphaël Fèvre
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780197607800

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A Political Economy of Power by Raphaël Fèvre Pdf

"Today, ordoliberalism is at the centre of the ongoing debate about the foundations, the present governance and future prospects of the European Union-and yet we do not dispose of a comprehensive definition of it. Whenever we talk of the dominance of the German model, the discussion should involve a detailed picture of ordoliberal principles. This book retraces the intellectual history of ordoliberalism, focusing in particular on the works of its main representatives Walter Eucken and Wilhelm Röpke, together with references to the contributions of Franz Böhm, Alexander Rüstow, Leonhard Miksch and Friedrich Lutz. The book highlights the crucial, albeit overlooked, role of economic and political power in the making of ordoliberal thought. More precisely, the book shows that ordoliberalism, in its ideological, epistemological, theoretical and political components, can be defined as a political economy of power, i.e. a form of economic knowledge, whose primary objective is to analyse the sources, the action and the impact of power within society. By doing so the book will offer a new perspective on ordoliberals' key concepts built in the inter-war, while contextualizing them within a broader intellectual project"--

Author : Daniel Beland,Martin B. Carstensen,Leonard Seabrooke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781315517797

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Ideas, Political Power, and Public Policy by Daniel Beland,Martin B. Carstensen,Leonard Seabrooke Pdf

Through the last couple of decades, scholars on both sides of the Atlantic have increasingly emphasized the importance of political ideas in understanding processes of change and stability in politics and public policy. Yet, surprisingly, relatively little has been done to more clearly and stringently conceptualize the relationship between political power and the role of ideas in public policy and political development. This volume addresses this major lacuna in the policy and political studies literature by bringing some of best scholars in the field, who each write about the relationship between ideas and power in politics and public policy. The contributions frame the concept of ideational power and explore ways in which ideas shape power relations, across a number of distinct countries and policy areas. The topics covered include austerity, coalition building, monetary policy, social policy, tax policy, and macroeconomic indicators. The volume features a short introduction written by the co-editors, and a final, recapitulative essay prepared by Mark Blyth, one of the most cited scholars in the field. This book was previously published as a special issue of the Journal of European Public Policy.

Author : Peter A. Hall,Jack Ernest Shalom Hayward,Howard Machin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020246398

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Developments in French Politics by Peter A. Hall,Jack Ernest Shalom Hayward,Howard Machin Pdf

'...students of politics, like prime ministers and presidents, need briefing with systematic well-informed updates of information - like this. The contributions are of consistent high quality...the 'Developments in...' series fills a real need, and Developments in French Politics is a particularly good example.' - John Frears, Political Studies

Author : Robert Skidelsky,Nan Craig
Publisher : Springer
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137580177

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Who Runs the Economy? by Robert Skidelsky,Nan Craig Pdf

Since the financial crisis of 2008 and the following Great Recession, there has been surprisingly little change in the systems of ideas, institutions and policies which preceded the crash and helped bring it about. 'Mainstream' economics carries on much as it did before. Despite much discussion of what went wrong, very little has substantially changed. Perhaps the answer has something to do with power; a subject on which economics is unusually quiet. Whilst economics may be able to discuss bargaining power and market power, it fails to explore the reciprocal connections between economic ideas and politics: the political power of economic ideas on the one side, and the influence of power structures on economic thought on the other. This book explores how the supposedly neutral discipline of economics does not simply describe human behaviour, but in fact shapes it.

Author : Randall G. Holcombe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108471770

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Political Capitalism by Randall G. Holcombe Pdf

Explains why government policies favor elites over the masses, building on well-established theories from the social sciences.

Author : James A. Caporaso,David P. Levine
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1992-08-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521425786

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Theories of Political Economy by James A. Caporaso,David P. Levine Pdf

This exploration of some of the more important frameworks used for understanding the relationship between politics and economics includes the classical, Marxian, Keynesian, neoclassical, state-centered, power-centered, and justice-centered.

Author : Frank J. B. Stilwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Comparative economics
ISBN : OCLC:1150968692

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Political Economy by Frank J. B. Stilwell Pdf

Author : Philipp Lepenies
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780231541435

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The Power of a Single Number by Philipp Lepenies Pdf

Widely used since the mid-twentieth century, GDP (gross domestic product) has become the world's most powerful statistical indicator of national development and progress. Practically all governments adhere to the idea that GDP growth is a primary economic target, and while criticism of this measure has grown, neither its champions nor its detractors deny its central importance in our political culture. In The Power of a Single Number, Philipp Lepenies recounts the lively history of GDP's political acceptance—and eventual dominance. Locating the origins of GDP measurements in Renaissance England, Lepenies explores the social and political factors that originally hindered its use. It was not until the early 1900s that an ingenuous lone-wolf economist revived and honed GDP's statistical approach. These ideas were then extended by John Maynard Keynes, and a more focused study of national income was born. American economists furthered this work by emphasizing GDP's ties to social well-being, setting the stage for its ascent. GDP finally achieved its singular status during World War II, assuming the importance it retains today. Lepenies's absorbing account helps us understand the personalities and popular events that propelled GDP to supremacy and clarifies current debates over the wisdom of the number's rule.

Author : Bruno S. Frey,David Iselin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319474588

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Economic Ideas You Should Forget by Bruno S. Frey,David Iselin Pdf

Reporting on cutting-edge advances in economics, this book presents a selection of commentaries that reveal the weaknesses of several core economics concepts. Economics is a vigorous and progressive science, which does not lose its force when particular parts of its theory are empirically invalidated; instead, they contribute to the accumulation of knowledge. By discussing problematic theoretical assumptions and drawing on the latest empirical research, the authors question specific hypotheses and reject major economic ideas from the “Coase Theorem” to “Say’s Law” and “Bayesianism.” Many of these ideas remain prominent among politicians, economists and the general public. Yet, in the light of the financial crisis, they have lost both their relevance and supporting empirical evidence. This fascinating and thought-provoking collection of 71 short essays written by respected economists and social scientists from all over the world will appeal to anyone interested in scientific progress and the further development of economics.

Author : Barry R. Weingast,Donald Wittman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1112 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2008-06-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199548477

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The Oxford Handbook of Political Economy by Barry R. Weingast,Donald Wittman Pdf

Over its lifetime, 'political economy' has had different meanings. This handbook views political economy as a synthesis of the various strands of social science, treating it as the methodology of economics applied to the analysis of political behaviour and institutions.

Author : Franklin Obeng-Odoom
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781783606627

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Reconstructing Urban Economics by Franklin Obeng-Odoom Pdf

Neoclassical economics, the intellectual bedrock of modern capitalism, faces growing criticisms, as many of its key assumptions and policy prescriptions are systematically challenged. Yet, there remains one field of economics where these limitations continue virtually unchallenged: the study of cities and regions in built-environment economics. In this book, Franklin Obeng-Odoom draws on institutional, Georgist and Marxist economics to clearly but comprehensively show what the key issues are today in thinking about urban economics. In doing so, he demonstrates the widespread tensions and contradictions in the status quo, showing how to reconstruct urban economics in order to create a more just society and environment.

Author : Henry L. Bretton
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1980-06-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780791497470

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The Power of Money by Henry L. Bretton Pdf

Money is both a vibrant, dynamic material substance and a social force that permeates industrial societies in their entirety. Yet significant aspects of how money works in society are concealed by myths, dogmas, and misperceptions. In The Power of Money Henry Bretton focuses on how money works in a democracy. He contends that the well-being of political democracy depends on a fuller understanding of the centrality of money in politics, and he presents his ideas on monetary policy, corruption and reform, banking and politics, private power within a democracy, money in international relations, and the system-destroying effects of money. Bretton considers the subject of money and democracy in the context of how monetarization of societies proceeded form antiquity to the Industrial Revolution, and he analyzes the formative years of the United States in terms of being based on political ideas that did not take account of monetarization. He reviews what social theorists and economists from Aristotle to Friedman have thought about the role of money in society and how it affects individual behavior and social norms. The link between economics and politics has been only partially explored, he contends, and he sees the major task for social scientists as developing a fuller integration of the two mainstreams of social theory, the political and the economic.

Author : Jacob S. Hacker,Alexander Hertel-Fernandez,Paul Pierson,Kathleen Thelen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781316516362

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The American Political Economy by Jacob S. Hacker,Alexander Hertel-Fernandez,Paul Pierson,Kathleen Thelen Pdf

Drawing together leading scholars, the book provides a revealing new map of the US political economy in cross-national perspective.