Category Archives: Canada

The Deficit:Hysteria and the Current Crisis

Posted on October 11, 2011 by haroldchorneyeconomist

DeficitPapers-Chapter 2 – This essay  originally written in 1983-84 and the introduction to it (1992) was reprinted in my book with Phillip Hansen Toward a Humanist Political Economy published in 1992. I am including it here because it contains analysis … Continue reading →

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In search of the Non Walrasian Labour Market Model in the Age of Globalization

Posted on September 20, 2011 by haroldchorneyeconomist

In Search of the non Walrasian labour market model in the era of Globalization by Harold R.Chorney, Professor, graduate program in public policy and public administration; Concordia university, Montreal, Quebec                      … Continue reading →

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The Theory of the Business Cycle in Hayek, Keynes and Schumpeter

Posted on September 13, 2011 by haroldchorneyeconomist

The paper below is a preliminary version of a chapter in my forthcoming book. I first presented this at a conference of Heterodox Economics in London ,  U.K. in 2001. The tech crash was in the air and unemployment had … Continue reading →

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September 11 2011

Posted on September 11, 2011 by haroldchorneyeconomist

It is a sombre day of remembrance for people all over the world who were affected by September 11th, 2001. Close to 3000 people were killed in the barbaric terrorist attack on New York and Washington. Most were Americans but … Continue reading →

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Poli 363 Fall, 2011

Posted on August 29, 2011 by haroldchorneyeconomist

Poli 363 fall 2011 Poli 363 Fall 2011 . Course outline Canadian Public Policy :Eight Policy Problems Professor Harold Chorney “In the event of extraordinary circumstances beyond the University’s control, the content and/or evaluation scheme in this course is subject … Continue reading →

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Poli 610 Fall term 2011

Posted on August 25, 2011 by haroldchorneyeconomist

Poli 610 2011 fall term Pol. 610  Macro-economic policy-making after Keynes Concordia University fall, 2011 Prof. H. Chorney tel. 848 2424 ext.2106  e mail Chorney@alcor.concordia.ca Office hours tba This course is an intensive examination of macro-economic policy-making and macro-economic theory … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 3, 2011 by haroldchorneyeconomist

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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