Books in the Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy series

Jean-Paul Fitoussi is one of the world's foremost Macroeconomists of his time. This celebration of his work includes contributions from Nobel Prize winning economists Kenneth Arrow and Robert Solow as well as Olivier Blanchard and Edmond Malinvaud.

China, Trust and Digital Supply Chains presents a critical reflection on blockchain technologies in the context of their adoption in China and the world that China is engaged in and shaping. Approaching the issues of blockchain technology adoption and development on China's own terms is critical if policy makers and others are to make effective sense of one of the key dynamics shaping the next few decades of the global landscape.The work challenges the 'trust' trope that dominates much discussion of blockchain technology's application. It argues, contrary to the predominant trust trope, that blockchain is not about trust at all. It shows that China's re-imagining of the 21st century global order is premised on driving intensified cross-border economic interactions without the presupposition of trust, and blockchain technology makes that possible. It also explores the paradox of technological decentralisation being taken up with vigour by a centralist polity, the role of blockchain technology as a critical condition of existence for the successful globalisation of China's digital currency initiative, and the need to devise governance institutions that are multilateral in nature, to reflect the multi-polar nature of decentralised information systems with domestic and cross-border permutations.This book is of significant interest to readers of political economy, public policy, blockchain technology and Chinese studies.

Recent evidence suggests that macroeconomic outcomes are inferior in countries operating under presidential regimes compared with those with parliaments. This book considers why presidential regimes, in particular, are so bad for the economy and contributes to literature on political economics, macroeconomics and forms of government.

Written by a leading commentator, this book helps economists rethink the boundaries and methods of their discipline, allowing them to participate more fully in debates over humankind's present problems and the ways that they can be solved.

This book explores both the pros and cons of the multiplier from a strictly post-Keynesian - and Kaleckian - approach. It offers a lively discussion from a number of well-known post-Keynesians from a variety of perspectives.

The core of the book consists of a selection of papers presented at an international workshop where researchers from a variety of fields and countries discussed the connections between inherited wealth, justice and equality. The volume is complemented by a few other papers commissioned by the editors. The contributions cover historical, political, philosophical, sociological and economic aspects.

In the light of questions about the state and responsibility in the wake of the financial crisis, the debate on value-neutrality and objectivity has again come to the fore. This volume brings together economists, sociologists and philosophers, to explore the key issues involved in this debate.

The key issue for current economic policy is to find a balance between the stabilisation of public finance and maintaining the momentum of long-term growth. This book argues that the reasons for the varied performances of the advanced economies lie in the economic policies which were introduced in the aftermath of the crisis and the differences in the regulation of their labour markets.

Nonviolent Political Economy offers a set of theoretical solutions and practical guidelines to build an economy of nonviolence which implies a social state of peacefulness, involving minimal violence and minimal destruction of nature.

The 2007/08 financial crisis exposed the shortcomings of mainstream economic theory with economists unprepared to deal with it. In the face of this, a major rethinking of economics seems necessary and in presenting alternative approaches to economic theory this book contributes to the rebuilding of the discipline.