Customer Review: "Contours of Descent" is a critical re-examination (from a left/Keynesian perspective) of economic policy under Bill Clinton. The book also looks at the American economy during Bush's first term, and sizes up the impact of neo-liberalism on the developing world. The broad aim is to identify trends... more info
Customer Review: Review of The Living Wage: Building a Fair Economy by Robert Pollin and Stephanie Luce
Every so often a work of contemporary issue analysis comes along that illuminates the often-arcane world of professional activists in language that renders it accessible to the general public. In The Living... more info
Customer Review: I read this book in a graduate class on globalization. The word ¡®progressive¡¯ in the title refers to the perspective of political economy ie, not the one of neoclassical or neo-liberalist. Arguments from economists, in particular political economists on globalization are... more info
