Ron Baiman: 3 books
The Global Free Trade Error
The Infeasibility of Ricardo’s Comparative Advantage Theory
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2017
The doctrine of "free trade" is second only to that of "free markets" in undergirding ideological support for our current global economic structures and rules. From David Ricardo’s "comparative advantage principle" to James Meade’s Neoclassical or mainstream economics...
The Morality of Radical Economics
Ghost Curve Ideology and the Value Neutral Aspect of Neoclassical Economics
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2016
This book is in equal parts a treatise on morality and economics, a critique of neoclassical orthodoxy, a brief for replacing mainstream economics with a radical political economics, and an argument for the abandonment of neoliberal capitalism in favor of democratic socialism. It includes a detailed...
Political Economy and Contemporary Capitalism
Radical Perspectives on Economic Theory and Policy
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2015
This volume covers the theoretical method, macroeconomics, microeconomics, international trade and finance, development, and policy of economic theory. It incorporates various alternative approaches as well as a broad spectrum of policy issues.