A History of Post Keynesian Economics Since 1936

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Edward Elgar Publishing, Apr 26, 2002 - Business & Economics - 316 pages
This text provides a history of the post Keynesian approach to economics since 1936. The author locates the origins of these economics in the conflicting interpretations of Keynes' General Theory and in the complementary work of Michael Kalecki.

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Contents

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II
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IV
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V
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VI
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VII
30
VIII
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X
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XLII
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XLIII
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XLIV
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XLV
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XLVI
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XLVII
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XLIX
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L
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XI
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XII
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XIII
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XIV
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XV
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XVII
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XVIII
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XIX
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XX
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XXI
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XXII
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XXIV
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XXV
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XXVI
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XXVII
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XXVIII
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XXX
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XXXI
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XXXII
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XXXIII
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XXXV
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XXXVI
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XXXVII
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XXXVIII
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XXXIX
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XLI
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LI
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LII
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LIII
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LVI
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LVII
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LVIII
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LIX
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LXI
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LXII
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LXIII
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LXIV
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LXV
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LXVI
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LXVIII
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LXIX
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LXX
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LXXI
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LXXII
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LXXIV
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LXXV
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LXXVI
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LXXVII
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LXXVIII
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J.E. King is Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics and Finance at La Trobe University, Australia

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