A Macroeconomics Reader
brings together a collection of key readings in modern macroeconomics. Each article has
been carefully chosen to provide the reader with accessible, non-technical, and reflective
papers which critically assess important areas and current controversies within modern
macroeconomics.
The book is divided into six
parts, each with a separate introduction highlighting the relevance of the ensuing
articles. The areas covered include: Keynes's General Theory, Keynesian economics
and the Keynesian revolution; monetarism; rational expectations and new classical
macroeconomics; real business cycle approaches: New Keynesian economics: economic growth.
This book will be an
essential guide for students and lecturers in the field of macroeconomics as well as those
interested in the history of economic thought.
Contents:
Preface
1. Keynesian Economics and
the Keynesian Revolution
2. The Monetarist
Counter-Revolution
3. The Challenge of Rational
Expectations and New Classical Macroeconomics
4. The Real Business Cycle
Approach to Economic Fluctuations
5. New Keynesian Economics
6. The Renaissance of
Economic Growth Analysis
Index
676 pages