A Political Economy Of Contemporary Capitalism And Its Crisis: Demystifying Finance (routledge Frontiers Of Political Economy)

Synopsis

The Parasitic Absentee Owner In The Keynes-veblen-proudhon Tradition -- Ricardian Marxism And Finance As Unproductive Activity -- Is Finance Productive Or Parasitic? -- Derivatives As Money? -- Finance, Discipline, And Social Behavior: Tracing The Terms Of A Problem That Was Never Properly Stated -- Episodes In Finance -- Fictitious Capital And Finance: An Introduction To Marx's Analysis (in The Third Volume Of Capital) -- Financialization As A Technology Of Power: Incorporating Risk Into The Marxian Framework -- Towards A Political Economy Of Monetary Unions: Revisiting The Crisis Of The Euro Area -- European Governance And Its Contradictions -- Conclusion: A Theoretical And Political Project For The Future. Dimitris P. Sotiropoulos, John Milios, And Spyros Lapatsioras. Includes Bibliographical References (p.248-258) And Index.