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This book dismantles the arguments used by policy makers to justify
the abandonment of full employment as a valid goal of national
governments. Bill Mitchell and Joan Muysken trace the theoretical
analysis of the nature and causes of unemployment over the last 150
years and argue that the shift from involuntary to 'natural rate'
conceptions of unemployment since the 1960s has driven an
ideological backlash against Keynesian policy interventions. The
authors contend that neo-liberal governments now consider
unemployment to be an individual problem rather than a reflection
of systemic policy failure and that they are content to use
unemployment as a policy instrument to control inflation and coerce
the unemployed with work tests and compliance programmes rather
than provide sufficient employment. They present a comprehensive
theoretical and empirical critique of this policy approach, with a
refreshing new framework for understanding modern monetary
economies. The authors show that the reinstatement of full
employment with price stability is a viable policy goal that can be
achieved by activist fiscal policy through the introduction of a
Job Guarantee. Full Employment Abandoned will appeal to graduate
and postgraduate students and researchers of economics and politics
with an interest in macroeconomic policy and the labour market,
particularly unemployment and neo-liberal policy frameworks.
This book is a critical review of current fiscal and monetary
policy in Europe and presents results of both empirical research
and a discussion of the theoretical framework behind the policy of
the European Central Bank and the Stability and Growth
Pact.Macroeconomic policy is often hotly debated within the EU.
However, the majority of policy discussions have started from a
shared view of how the economy works. This shared neo-classical
view is also known as the 'Brussels-Frankfurt consensus'. According
to that consensus, European labour markets are too rigid in
comparison to the US labour market. Hence, the prevalent view is
that the European unemployment problem can be solved by increasing
incentives; improving the returns on schooling and redefining the
role and the necessity of labour market institutions. In this
volume the authors argue that it is not at all clear which
institutions cause labour market rigidities and to what extent.
They note that the problem of unemployment requires a much broader
set of solutions, including active labour market policies, policies
concerning schooling and the development of skills. Growth and
Cohesion in the European Union also highlights that these
microeconomic policies will not in themselves provide the solution
to what is essentially a macroeconomic problem. First and foremost
the role of aggregate demand in the determination of unemployment
has to be placed at the forefront of the debate. The extensive
discussion of a broad variety of topics in the field of
macroeconomic policy will ensure this book finds a welcome
readership amongst researchers and academics of European studies
and macroeconomics. Policy advisors will also find much to engage
them as the book provides a critical view on the Brussels-Frankfurt
consensus, currently so dominant amongst European policymakers.
Eurozone Dystopia traces the origin of the Eurozone and shows how
the historical Franco-German rivalry combined with the growing
dominance of neo-liberal economic thinking to create a monetary
system that was deeply flawed and destined to fail. William
Mitchell argues that the political class in Europe is trapped in a
destructive groupthink. Based on a flawed understanding of
macroeconomic fundamentals, groupthink extols the virtues of the
erroneous concept of the self-regulating free market and prevents
Europe from seeing its own policy failures. As a result, millions
are unemployed, with imperiled member states caught in a cycle of
persistent stagnation and rising social instability.Providing a
detailed historical analysis of the evolution of the Eurozone and
its failings from the 1940s to the present day, the book argues
that the Eurozone lacks the necessary monetary architecture,
particularly the existence of a federal fiscal function which could
have resolved the economic crisis quickly. The author examines the
options available to Europe and concludes that an orderly
abandonment of the euro and a return to national currencies is the
superior option available. The justification for this conclusion is
exhaustively argued within a Modern Monetary Theory framework. This
thoughtful and accessible account of Europe's economic woes will
appeal to all those who are seeking an explanation for the crisis
and are receptive to sensible and credible alternatives to the
current scenario.
W. R. Mitchell has had a sixty-year connection with the Lake
District. It started with his work for 'Cumbria' magazine and from
the 1950s he made innumerable trips to find out more about this
beautiful area and particularly its people. Using the maxim 'people
not places' passed down by Harry Scott, editor of the 'Cumbria' and
'Dalesman' magazines, Bill has carried out countless interviews
with a rich tapestry of Lakeland folk. This book reflects on some
of the most memorable meetings and reveals links with great names
of the area, such as William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter.
Lakeland folk can be set in their ways but have always been keen to
talk about a way of life that has changed appreciably with the
passing of time. Bill also remembers fondly the many outings of the
band of four intrepid walkers, including himself, known as the
'Geriatric Blunderers'. They climbed every mountain and forded
every stream of this most beautiful of areas. In 'Lake District
Folk' Bill makes a nostalgic walk on his own back through the
decades as he recollects some of the many wonderful experiences in
the Lakes.
Eurozone Dystopia traces the origin of the Eurozone and shows how
the historical Franco-German rivalry combined with the growing
dominance of neo-liberal economic thinking to create a monetary
system that was deeply flawed and destined to fail. William
Mitchell argues that the political class in Europe is trapped in a
destructive groupthink. Based on a flawed understanding of
macroeconomic fundamentals, groupthink extols the virtues of the
erroneous concept of the self-regulating free market and prevents
Europe from seeing its own policy failures. As a result, millions
are unemployed, with imperiled member states caught in a cycle of
persistent stagnation and rising social instability.Providing a
detailed historical analysis of the evolution of the Eurozone and
its failings from the 1940s to the present day, the book argues
that the Eurozone lacks the necessary monetary architecture,
particularly the existence of a federal fiscal function which could
have resolved the economic crisis quickly. The author examines the
options available to Europe and concludes that an orderly
abandonment of the euro and a return to national currencies is the
superior option available. The justification for this conclusion is
exhaustively argued within a Modern Monetary Theory framework. This
thoughtful and accessible account of Europe's economic woes will
appeal to all those who are seeking an explanation for the crisis
and are receptive to sensible and credible alternatives to the
current scenario.
This ground-breaking book provides an abundance of fresh insights
into Shakespeare's life in relation to his lost family home, New
Place. The findings of a major archaeological excavation encourage
us to think again about what New Place meant to Shakespeare and, in
so doing, challenge some of the long-held assumptions of
Shakespearian biography. New Place was the largest house in the
borough and the only one with a courtyard. Shakespeare was only
ever an intermittent lodger in London. His impressive home gave
Shakespeare significant social status and was crucial to his
relationship with Stratford-upon-Avon. Archaeology helps to inform
biography in this innovative and refreshing study which presents an
overview of the site from prehistoric times through to a richly
nuanced reconstruction of New Place when Shakespeare and his family
lived there, and beyond. This attractively illustrated book is for
anyone with a passion for archaeology or Shakespeare. -- .
Written by two of the most eminent Anatolian experts of the day,
this book on church history and architecture in Turkey was first
published in 1909. Sir William Mitchell Ramsay (1851 1939),
Scottish classical scholar and archaeologist, and Gertrude Bell
(1868 1926), traveller, archaeologist and diplomatist, joined
forces for an expedition investigating the Hittite and Byzantine
site of Bin-Bir-Kilisse in Turkey in 1907. Bell was successful in
establishing the chronology of Byzantine churches, and her findings
constitute the middle two parts of the book, on buildings and
ecclesiastical architecture. Ramsay contributed the first and last
parts, on the historical and geographical details of the churches
and an account of other notable monuments in the region. Ramsay was
knighted in 1906 and both scholars were honoured by the Royal
Geographical Society. In 1913 Bell became one of the first women to
be elected a Fellow of the Society.
Colonialism persists in many African countries due to the
continuation of imperial monetary policy. This is the little-known
account of the CFA Franc and economic imperialism. The CFA Franc
was created in 1945, binding fourteen African states and split into
two monetary zones. Why did French colonial authorities create it
and how does it work? Why was independence not extended to monetary
sovereignty for former French colonies? Through an exploration of
the genesis of the currency and an examination of how the economic
system works, the authors seek to answer these questions and more.
As protests against the colonial currency grow, the need for
myth-busting on the CFA Franc is vital and this expose of colonial
infrastructure proves that decolonisation is unfinished business.
Armenia and Azerbaijan both used to be part of the Soviet Union,
but since that crumbled, ethnic tensions between Armenians and
Azerbaijanis increased in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Nagorno-Karabakh is recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but is
predominantly populated by ethnic Armenians. The long-simmering
conflict has been escalating in recent months. This book looks at
the background and upheaval in these two countries.
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