Principles of Macroeconomics

Howard J. Sherman is Professor Emeritus of Economics at University of California Riverside; and also visiting researcher at the Political Science Department, University of California Los Angeles, USA. He has published 21 books and 101 articles and has been described by The Wall Street Journal as "the leading Radical Economist of the United States."Michael A. Meeropol taught at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of CUNY from 2009–2014, and previously taught at Western New England University from 1970–2008, where he chaired the Economics Department from 1996–2008. He has been an economics commentator on WAMC-FM radio since 2005.Paul D. Sherman is a computer engineer in Silicon Valley, USA, with concerns for the problems of the people of the world.

• List of Figures, List of Tables, Preface, Acknowledgments. Part 1. Basic Issues of Macroeconomics. Chapter 1 What is Macroeconomics? Chapter 2 Evolution of Capitalism. Chapter 3 The Classical View of the Macroeconomy. Chapter 4 The Keynesian Revolution. Chapter 5 National Income Accounting. Chapter 6 Classical and Keynesian Graphical Analysis. Chapter 7 Introduction to Economic Growth. Chapter 8 Introduction to Business Cycles. Part 2. Growth and Instability. Chapter 9 Investment and Profit. Chapter 10 The Multiplier. Chapter 11 Employee Income and Profit. Chapter 12 Consumer Spending. Chapter 13 Credit and Interest. Chapter 14 Housing Bubble and Financial Crisis. Chapter 15 Government Spending, Taxes, and Deficits. Chapter 16 The Trade Gap. Chapter 17 Business Cycles. Chapter 18 The Obama Recovery: 2009–2016. Part 3. The Global Macroeconomy. Chapter 19 Globalization and the Spread of Instability. Chapter 20 The Eurozone and Currency Issues. Part 4. Finance and Monetary Policy. Chapter 21 Inflation. Chapter 22 Monetary Policy and Financial Regulation. Chapter 23 Debates over Monetary Policy. Part 5. Fiscal Policy and Full Employment. Chapter 24 Fiscal Policy: How to Stimulate an Economy. Chapter 25 Fiscal Policy: Austerians and Deficit Hawks vs. Stimulus. Chapter 26 A Road to Full Employment. Bibliography. Index