Charles Kindleberger ranks as one of the twentieth century's best known and most influential international economists. This book traces the evolution of his thinking in the context of a 'key-currency' approach to the rise of the dollar system, here revealed as the indispensable framework for global economic development since World War II.  Meer

For five decades, rising US income and wealth inequality has been driven by wage repression and production realignments benefitting the top one percent of households.  Meer

For five decades, rising US income and wealth inequality has been driven by wage repression and production realignments benefitting the top one percent of households.  Meer

In November 2020, The New York Times asked fifteen of its columnists to 'explain what the past four years have cost America.' Not one of the columnists focused on President Trump's racism.  Meer

'Animal spirits' is a term that describes the instincts and emotions driving human behaviour in economic settings. In recent years, this concept has been discussed in relation to the emerging field of narrative economics.  Meer