Economics for the many
2020
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Economics for the Many, edited and with an introduction by Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer John McDonnell, features contributions from the participants in his New Economics conferences, including Barry Gardiner, Ann Pettifor, Prem Sikka, and Guy Standing. It covers topics from housing, public ownership and fairer international trading systems to industrial policy for the twenty-first century and how to tackle tax avoidance and regional imbalances. Together, the essays in this volume lay out a vision for a new economics, one that works for the many, not the few.
Main title:
Economics for the many / edited with an introduction by John McDonnell.
Author:
McDonnell, John, editor, writer of introduction
Imprint:
London ; New York : Verso, 2020.©2020.
Collation:
227 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
1. Democratising Economics in a Post-truth World / Antonia Jennings -- 2. Labours Fiscal Credibility Rule in Context / Simon Wren-Lewis -- 3. Rising to the Challenge of Tax Avoidance / Prem Sikka -- 4. To Secure a Future, Britain Needs a Green New Deal / Ann Pettifor -- 5. Fair, Open and Progressive: The roots and Reasons behind Labour's Global Trade Policy / Barry Gardiner -- 6. 'De-financialising' the UK Economy: The Importance of Public Banks / Costas Lapavitsas -- 7. Better Models of Business Ownership / Rob Calvert Jump -- 8. Beyond the Divide: Why Devolution Is Needed for National Prosperity / Luke Raikes -- 9. Democratic Ownership in the New Economy / Thomas M. Hanna -- 10. A New Urban Economic System: The UK and the US / Neil McInroy -- 11. Debt Dependence and the Financialisation of Everyday Life / Johnna Montgomerie -- 12. Platform Monopolies and the Political Economy of AI / Nick Srnicek -- 13. A New Deal for Data / Francesca Bria -- 14. Rethinking Economics for a New Economy / Christopher Proctor -- 15. Public Investment in Social Infrastructure for a Caring, Sustainable and Productive Economy / Ozlem Onaran -- 16. Rentier Capitalism and the Precariat: The Case for a Commons Fund / Guy Standing.
ISBN:
9781788737449 (pbk)9781788732253 (us ebook)9781788732246 (uk ebook)
Dewey class:
330
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
638102