A Post Keynesian Perspective on 21st Century Economic Problems


Contents

1 Latin America’s quasi-stagnation
   Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira
2 Neomonetarist dreams and realities: a review of the Brazilian experience
  Alfredo Saad-Filho and Lecio Morais
3 A critique of the proposal for monetary union in Mercosur
Fernando Ferrari-Filho
4 The balance of payments-constrained growth model and the limits to export-led growth
Robert A. Blecker
5 A new approach to test the balance of payments-constrained growth model, with reference to the Mexican economy
Juan Carlos Moreno Brid
6 Banks’ liquidity preference and financial provision
Penelope Hawkins
7 Racial/ethnic disparity and economic development
Willam Darity, Jr
8 Saving and investment: the theoretical case for lower interest rates
Basil Moore
9 Demand constraints and the new economy
Marc-André Pigeon and L. Randall Wray
10 Full employment policies must consider effective demand and structural and technological change: a prime point of Pasinetti’s political economy
Mathew Forstaterv
11 Unemployment and profitability: the case of Spain
Jesus Felipe
12 VAT reduction for consumption-oriented, labor-intensive services in the European Union: a stimulus to employment? The case of Germany
Hubert Hieke