Introduction to Economics

Chandana Ghosh, Assistant Professor, Economic Research Unit, Indian statistical Institute, Kolkata, India. Dr. Ghosh has written three books (co-authored with Ambar Nath Ghosh), titled, ‘Economics of the Public Sector’ (2008), ‘Public Finance’ (2nd Edition), ‘Macroeconomics’ (2011) and ‘Indian Economy: A Macro-Theoretic Analysis’ (2016). Ambar Nath Ghosh, Professor, Economics Department, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. Professor Ghosh has written three books (co-authored with Chandana Ghosh), titled, ‘Economics of the Public Sector’ (2008), ‘Public Finance’ (2nd Edition), ‘Macroeconomics’ (2011) and ‘Indian Economy: A Macro-Theoretic Analysis’ (2016). He has also co-edited, along with Asim Karmakar, a book titled ‘Analytical Issues in Trade, Development and Finance’ (2014) published by Springer.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Neoclassical Economics and Capitalism.- 3. Marxian Economics.- 4. John Maynard Keynes and Stabilization Measures.- 5. Neoclassical Economics, Marx and Keynes, and the Global Financial Crisis.- 6. Capitalism Versus Socialism: A Few Country Studies.- 7. Survival of the Common Man Under Capitalism: A Plausible Strategy.