Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
About the Book Series
In recent years, there has been widespread criticism of mainstream economics. This has taken many forms, from methodological critiques of its excessive formalism, to concern about its failure to connect with many of the most pressing social issues. This series provides a forum for research which is developing alternative forms of economic analysis. Reclaiming the traditional 'political economy' title, it refrains from emphasising any single school of thought, but instead attempts to foster greater diversity within economics.
Reimagining the Welfare State
1st Edition
By Celia Lessa Kerstenetzky
July 24, 2026
New social risks, ranging from profound transformations in labour markets to rising inequality and the climate crisis, are reshaping contemporary societies and demanding innovative forms of social policy. This book argues that the critical expansion of public social services is central to ...
Derivatives and the Transformation of Capitalism
1st Edition
By Marcelo Milan
July 22, 2026
This book discusses the astonishing rise of so-called derivatives, economic instruments related to different types of risks, and the changes this has imposed to the functioning of advanced capitalist economies. The market for derivatives has grown exponentially since the 1980s, and today dwarfs ...
Bank Profitability and Interest Rates: An Endogenous Money Theory Perspective
1st Edition
By Riccardo Zolea
July 13, 2026
In recent years many financial and monetary issues have been clarified and explained by post-Keynesian theory, but some open questions remain on the functioning of the bank and the role of bank profitability in interest rate determination and distributive conflict. The book identifies a banking ...
Heterodox Economics and Social Policy: Reassessing Equality of Opportunity and Equality of Place
1st Edition
Edited
By Camilo Andrés Guevara Castañeda
June 29, 2026
This book critically examines the theoretical and practical foundations of contemporary social policy through the lens of heterodox economic thought. Despite decades of academic debate and institutional reform, contemporary social policy remains largely anchored in the liberal tradition of equality...
Corruption and the Sustainable Development Goals
1st Edition
Edited
By Robert Gillanders, Chandan Kumar Jha
June 19, 2026
With a chapter devoted to each of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, this edited volume explores the evidence that corruption is a strong impediment to achieving the SDGs and that strong anti-corruption policy is essential if any are to be achieved. For some of the goals there is much existing...
Keynes and Macroeconomics: An Alternative Theory of Employment, Finance and Sustainability
1st Edition
By Arne Heise
June 19, 2026
In 1936 John Maynard Keynes published a book that he believed would revolutionize the way the world thinks about economic problems: The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money. Although the book became the foundation of a particular approach to economic theorizing—later termed ...
Nativism and Capitalism: From Colonial Hauntings to Radical Indigenous Futures
1st Edition
By Peter Bloom
June 09, 2026
Nativism and Capitalism: From Colonial Hauntings to Radical Indigenous Futures offers a sweeping reappraisal of nativism as a central force within global capitalism rather than a simple reaction against it. Peter Bloom shows how the figure of the “native,” inherited from colonial rule, continues to...
Public Economics and Democracy: The Moral Foundations of Economic Governance
1st Edition
By Shahzavar Karimzadi
June 05, 2026
In mainstream public economics it is tacitly implied that all facets of the public sector can be managed efficiently and fairly by any type of government. By contrast, this book argues that only a democratic government that can meet the conditions of legitimacy and economic efficiency that is ...
Nation, Imperialism and Capitalism: A Critique
1st Edition
By John Milios
May 22, 2026
Exploring the interdependence of capital accumulation with imperialist tendencies and nationalism, this book investigates the workings of contemporary capitalism. By systematically addressing nationalism and the imperialist tendencies inherent in capitalist social formations – to expand ...
Welfare States after the Eurozone Crisis: An Evolutionary Economics Perspective
1st Edition
By Cristina Soeiro Matos
May 22, 2026
This book develops an evolutionary economics approach to welfare state dynamics. Welfare states are complex settings, including social insurance, social assistance and universal provisions. Their main aim is to shelter household incomes from instability and redistribute incomes. The book analyses ...
The Future of the International Monetary System: Adjustment or Reform
1st Edition
Edited
By Fabio Masini, Bernard Snoy et d’Oppuers
April 09, 2026
With the current architecture of global monetary institutions and governance reaching a crisis point, this book engages with the scholarly and policy debates that have emerged around alternative devices and structures for the management of the international economy. The key question underpinning ...
Social Justice and the Economics of Happiness: A Critical Taxonomy
1st Edition
By Hardy Bouillon
March 20, 2026
Addressing challenging questions at the intersection of happiness research and theories of justice, this book explores the extent to which redistribution of material goods can promote the happiness of the recipient and which form of redistribution best serves this purpose: state redistribution in ...