What Remains of the Theory of Demand Management in a Globalising World?
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Amit Bhaduri
wiiw Policy Note/Policy Report No. 12, December 2013
8 pages
The paper explains a curious redirection of economic policies that uses the policy framework of Kalecki and Keynes only to undermine it. It does not negate their theory of demand management, but reformulates it to serve the powerful interests of finance in the era of financial globalisation. As a result accountability to finance rather than to the citizens becomes more important for democratic governments and credit rating dominates democratic performance.
Keywords: aggregate demand, real and money wage, income distribution, trade war, shadow banks, endogenous money, credit rating
JEL classification: E21, E42, E44, E62, F21, F51, G12, G15
Countries covered: non specific
Research Areas: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy, International Trade, Competitiveness and FDI