Overview

The ongoing economic crisis commenced in the sphere of finance, spread to production, and then became a world recession. In this important and timely volume several well-known political economists draw on the insights of Marxist and other heterodox economics to argue that the turmoil of 2007-2009 represents a crisis of financialised capitalism, and is thus systemic.

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Author:   Costas Lapavitsas
Publisher:   Haymarket Books
Imprint:   Haymarket Books
Volume:   No. 32
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.388kg
ISBN:  

9781608462377

ISBN 10:   1608462374
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   13 August 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures Introduction: A Crisis of Financialisation, Costas Lapavitsas PART I: DOMESTIC FINANCIALISATION AND THE ROOTS OF THE CRISIS 1. Financialised Capitalism: Crisis and Financial Expropriation, Costas Lapavitsas 2. The Political Economy of the Subprime Meltdown, Gary Dymski 3. On the Content of Banking in Contemporary Capitalism, Paulo L. Dos Santos 4. Central Banking in Contemporary Capitalism: The Limits of Monetary Policy, Demophanos Papadatos PART II: INTERNATIONAL FINANCIALISATION AND THE GLOBAL IMPACT OF THE CRISIS 5. On the Historical Significance and Social Costs of the Subprime Financial Crisis: A Comparison with Japan, Makoto Itoh 6. Oil and Finance in the Global Markets, Carlos Morera Camacho and José Antonio Rojas Nieto 7. Developing Countries in the Era of Financialisation: From Deficit Accumulation to Reserve Accumulation, Juan Pablo Painceira 8. Global Integration of Middle-Income Developing Countries in the Era of Financialisation: The Case of Turkey, Nuray Ergünes References Notes on Contributors Index

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Costas Lapavitsas: is Professor of Economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies. He has published extensively on the political economy of money and finance. His publications include Social Foundations of Markets, Money and Credit (Routledge, 2003).

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