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What Kind of New Theory in Light of the Crisis? A Focus on Theoretical Approach

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There is an appetite among economists, as well as among policymakers and concerned citizens, for new economic thinking. What was previously regarded as standard economic theory seems to many to have failed us, not only in addressing the series of crises which began in 2007, but also in being implicated in the causes of the crises.

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Dow, S.C. (2012). What Kind of New Theory in Light of the Crisis? A Focus on Theoretical Approach. In: Foundations for New Economic Thinking. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137000729_1

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