Economic Development and Financial Instability

Jan A. Kregel

ISBN 10: 1783083824 / ISBN 13: 9781783083824

Published by Anthem Press, GB, 2014

About this Item

Jan A. Kregel is considered to be "the best all-round general economist alive" (G. C. Harcourt). This is the first collection of his essays dealing with a wide range of topics reflecting the incredible depth and breadth of Kregel's work. These essays focus on the role of finance in development and growth. Kregel has expanded Minsky's original postulate that in capitalist economies stability engenders instability in international economy, and this volume collect's Kregel's key works devoted to financial instability, its causes and effects. The volume also contains Kregel's most recent discussions of the Great Recession beginning in 2008.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Economic Development and Financial Instability
• Publisher: Anthem Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783083824
• ISBN 13: 9781783083824
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 454 grams

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Synopsis

Jan A. Kregel is considered to be “the best all-round general economist alive” (G. C. Harcourt). This is the first collection of his essays dealing with a wide range of topics reflecting the incredible depth and breadth of Kregel’s work. These essays focus on the role of finance in development and growth. Kregel has expanded Minsky’s original postulate that in capitalist economies stability engenders instability in international economy, and this volume collect’s Kregel’s key works devoted to financial instability, its causes and effects. The volume also contains Kregel’s most recent discussions of the Great Recession beginning in 2008.

About the Author

Jan A. Kregel is a senior scholar at the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, director of its Monetary Policy and Financial Structure program, and Professor of Development Finance at Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia.