Monthly Archives: September 2016

Corbyn wins significant victory returned as UK Labour party leader:fallout from crash continues

Jeremy Corbyn the embattled socialist leader of the Labour party has won a major victory in the second battle for leadership of the Labour party. He defeated his more centrist challenger Owen Smith by a margin of 62% to 38%. … Continue reading

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After the Crash:Rediscovering Keynes and the origins of quantitative easing (2nd posting)

By Harold R.Chorney Professor of Political economy, Concordia University Montréal, Québec Preface: More than twenty five years ago I began to write about problems of public finance.( Chorney, 1984) At the time that I began to do so, I never … Continue reading

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Poli 463, 2017 course outline: Keynes versus monetarists before and after the crash of 2008.

Poli 463/2 fall 2017 Government and Business course outline : under construction Keynes versus monetarists before and after the crash of 2008 Prof.Harold Chorney Fall/ 2017 Thursday 2:45 – 5:30 MB 2  285 Course overview: This course explores the tools … Continue reading

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