Category: Books
Economic Sanctions: A Weapon out of Control?
Economic Sanctions: A Weapon out of Control? By Robert Skidelsky Centre For Global Studies, April 2022 Copyright: Centre for Global Studies. The Centre for Global Studies is a London-based think-tank that aims to improve public understanding of economics and global policy. The Centre is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee. It is … Continue reading Economic Sanctions: A Weapon out of Control?
How to Achieve Shorter Working Hours
I have great pleasure in presenting this report on shorter working hours, which John McDonnell asked me to prepare, and which I have written with the valuable assistance of Rachel Kay. I accepted John’s invitation because shorter working hours is something I believe in. In fact, I wrote a book with my son, How Much … Continue reading How to Achieve Shorter Working Hours
Money and Government: A challenge to mainstream economics
The dominant view in economics is that money and government should play only a minor role in economic life. Money, it is claimed, is nothing more than a medium of exchange; and economic outcomes are best left to the 'invisible hand' of the market. The view taken in this important new book is that the … Continue reading Money and Government: A challenge to mainstream economics
Austerity vs Stimulus: The Political Future of Economic Recovery
Edited by Robert Skidelsky and Nicolò Fraccaroli Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2017 ISBN 978-3-319-50439-1 Read reviews at: Financial Times (by Yuan Yang) Financial Times (by Barbara Casa Lukac) Buy from Palgrave (including individual chapter downloads) Buy on Amazon
The Essential Keynes
Edited by Robert Skidelsky Published by Penguin Classics, 2016 ISBN 9781846148132 “The essential Keynes cannot be sketched in a chart or mechanized, and we are the worse for it. But Robert Skidelsky has done us a service by putting it in a handy book.” – The Times Literary Supplement Buy at Amazon
Britain Since 1900: A Success Story?
By Robert Skidelsky Published by Vintage, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-0099572398 "[An] informed and accessible survey" (New Statesman) Read more reviews at: The Guardian Politics Home Buy at: Amazon
How Much Is Enough?
By Robert Skidelsky and Edward Skidelsky Published by Allen Lane, 2012 ISBN: 978-0241953891 Read reviews at: The Guardian New York Times Buy at Amazon
Keynes: The Return of the Master
Keynes: The Return of the Master shows how the great economist's ideas not only explain why the current financial crisis occurred - but are our best way out. 'One would expect brokers to be wrong. If, in addition to their other inside advantages, they were capable of good advice, clearly they would have retired long … Continue reading Keynes: The Return of the Master
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