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Albert Aftalion's
Periodic Crises of Overproduction is an enlightening complement to Keynes'
General Theory, as it develops key macroeconomic concepts such as the accelerator principle from a detailed investigation of the interdependencies and temporal asymmetries of an industrial economy. It is an essential foundation for the economics of the medium term.
List of contents
Volume One:
Periodic Variations in Prices and Incomes: the Prevailing Theories: Book I: Periodic oscillations of prices; Book II: Periodic oscillations of incomes; Book III: Periodic oscillations of costs and productivity; Book IV: Prevailing theories and their explanations of crises; Volume Two:
Periodic Variations in Production: Outline of a Theory: Book V: The rhythms of production in general: a first attempt at explanation; Book VI: The rhythms of the production of industrial equipment and raw commodities; Book VII: Cyclical fluctuations in the production of consumption goods; Book VIII: A second attempt at explaining the recurrent rhythms of prices; Book IX: The recurrent rhythms of demand and its influence on prices; Book X: The theoretical possibilities of general overproduction and underconsumption; Book XI: Causes of the cyclical dynamics of production.
About the author
Ivano Cardinale is Senior Lecturer in Economics at Goldsmiths, University of London. He also lectures on the history of economic thought at the Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge. He is currently resides in London, UK.
D'Maris Coffman is Professor in Economics and Finance, Head of Department and Director of the Bartlett School of Construction and Project Management at University College London. She is currently resides in London, UK.
Roberto Scazzieri is Professor of Economic Analysis at the University of Bologna; Fellow of the National Lincei Academy, Rome; a Senior Member of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge; and Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge. He is currently resides in Bologna, Italy.
