PERI - Economics and the Left: Interviews with Progressive Economists

by: Michael Ash, James K. Boyce, Jane D'Arista, Gerald Epstein, Nancy Folbre, Jayati Ghosh, Léonce Ndikumana, Robert Pollin, C.J. Polychroniou

September 16, 2021 | Book

Intro Text: Economics and the Left presents interviews by C.J. Polychroniou with 24 progressive economists, including PERI researchers Michael Ash, James Boyce, Jane D'Arista, Gerald Epstein, Nancy Folbre, Jayati Ghosh, Léonce Ndikumana, and Robert Pollin. All 24 economists discuss how they promote egalitarianism, democracy and ecological sanity through research, policy engagement and activism. They also discuss their respective personal backgrounds and major influences, and describe how their thinking as economists developed over time. The result is a wide-ranging combination of ideas and reflections on major historical events, including the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the global economy.
Type of publication: Book
Research or In The Media: Research
Research Area: Labor Markets, Wages & Poverty
Publication Date: 2021-09-16
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Economics and the Left: Interviews with Progressive Economists

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Economics and the Left presents interviews by C.J. Polychroniou with twenty-four leading progressive economists, including eight PERI researchers. All of these economists are dedicated to both interpreting the world and changing it for the better. The result is a wide-ranging combination of ideas and reflections on major historical events, including the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on the global economy.

Interviewed are: Michael Ash, Nelson Henrique Barbosa Filho, James K. Boyce, Ha-Joon Chang, Jane D’Arista, Diane Elson, Gerald Epstein, Nancy Folbre, James K. Galbraith, Teresa Ghilarducci, Jayati Ghosh, Ilene Grabel, Costas Lapavitsas, Zhongjin Li, William Milberg, Léonce Ndikumana, Ozlem Onaran, Robert Pollin, Malcolm Sawyer, Juliet Schor, Anwar Shaikh, William Spriggs, Fiona Tregenna and Thomas Weisskopf.