| Consequences of Economic Downturn: Beyond the Usual Economics 2011 Edition Contributor(s): Starr, M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0230105319 ISBN-13: 9780230105317 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory - Business & Economics | Economics - Macroeconomics |
| Dewey: 330.973 |
| LCCN: 2010036901 |
| Series: Perspectives from Social Economics |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.6" W x 8.3" (1.00 lbs) 270 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The 2007-09 financial crisis and economic downturn inflicted considerable hardship on the U.S. population. This book argues that the financial crisis and ensuing recession reflected not just a malfunctioning of the financial system - but also inequalities and insecurities in access to livelihoods that favor well-off groups and leave ordinary people shouldering undue burdens of downside risk. This book, a collection of original papers by leading social economists and scholars in related fields, examines social, distributional, and ethical dimensions of the downturn. It should be of broad interest to the social-science and economic-policy communities. |