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252. Think tanks, free market academics, and the triumph of the right: Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2012.

Author

Block, Fred

Subjects
*NONFICTION
Abstract

These two books address different dimensions of the triumphal rise of free market ideas. Thomas Medvetz analyzes the emergence of think tanks as a new organizational form in the United States and explains why they have effectively reduced the influence of most academic intellectuals on policy making. Angus Burgin analyzes the emergence and history of the Mont Pèlerin Society—the free market group that was founded by Friedrich Hayek—which had a decisive influence on conservative thought. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2013
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253. green energy.

Author

block, fred

Subjects
PRESIDENTS of the United States, SOCIAL scientists, FINANCIAL crises, CLEAN energy, PUBLIC utilities
Abstract

The author discusses the argument of the social scientists regarding the failure of the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama in taking advantage of the economic crisis in 2009. Topics discussed include the money used by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the acceleration of the development and deployment of clean energy technologies, the systems developed by the government to move the new technologies to the marketplace, and the grants given by the DOE to utility companies.

Published
2012
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254. Green Giant.

Author

BLOCK, FRED

Subjects
*ENERGY policy, *NONFICTION
Abstract

A review is provided of the book "The End of Energy: The Unmaking of America's Environment, Security, and Independence," by Michael J. Graetz.

Published
2011
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255. Keynes Lost and Found.

Author

BLOCK, FRED

Subjects
*NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the books "Keynes: The Return of the Master," by Robert Skidelsky and "Keynes: The Rise, Fall and Return of the 20th Century's Most Influential Economist," by Peter Clarke.

Published
2010
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258. Blowing Bubbles: Hedge Funds and Financial Irrationality.

Author

Block, Fred

Subjects
*HEDGE funds, *HEDGING (Finance), *FINANCIAL markets, *FINANCIAL services industry, *INTERNATIONAL finance, *INTERNATIONAL relations
Abstract

This paper will argue that there is a direct link between the growing volume of funds under hedge fund management and the growing vulnerability of financial markets to irrational behavior. In recent years, this irrationality has taken the form of unsustai ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2009

260. Obama Politics Through a Piven and Cloward Lens.

Author

Block, Fred

Subjects
UNITED States politics & government, 2009-2017, POLITICAL change
Abstract

The paper will analyze the emerging politics of the new Administration through the ideas elaborated over forty years by Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward. Their emphasis on critical elections and popular mobilization provide powerful instruments for understanding the prospects for significant political change in Washington. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2009

265. The Retreat of Social Democracy/Against the Third Way/Social Democracy in Neoliberal Times (Book).

Author

Block, Fred

Subjects
RETREAT of Social Democracy, The (Book), AGAINST the Way (Book), SOCIAL Democracy in Neoliberal Times: The Left & Economic Policy Since 1980 (Book)
Abstract

Reviews books on social democracy. 'The Retreat of Social Democracy,' by John Callaghan; 'Against the Third Way,' by Alex Callinicos; 'Social Democracy in Neoliberal Times: The Left and Economic Policy since 1980,' edited by Andrew Glyn.

Published
2002
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267. Book reviews.

Author

Block, Fred

Subjects
LIVING on the Edge (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `Living on the Edge: The Realities of Welfare in America,' by Mark Robert Rank.

Published
1994

268. A New World Order at Home.

Author

Block, Fred

Subjects
END of Laissez-Faire: National Purpose & the Global Economy After the Cold War, The (Book), WORK of Nations: Preparing Ourselves for 21st-Century Capitalism, The (Book), KUTTNER, Robert, REICH, Robert B.
Abstract

Reviews the books 'The End of Laissez-Faire: National Purpose and the Global Economy After the Cold War,' by Robert Kuttner and 'The Work of Nations: Preparing Ourselves for 21st Century Capitalism,' by Robert B. Reich.

Published
1991

269. Corporate Power Today.

Author

Block, Fred

Subjects
CORPORATE power, NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "LEAN AND MEAN: THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF CORPORATE POWER IN THE AGE OF FLEXIBILITY," by Bennett Harrison.

Published
1994

270. FUTURE OF THE WELFARE STATE.

Author

Block, Fred

Subjects
SOCIAL democracy, NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews two books "The Politics of Social Solidarity: Class Bases of the European Welfare State 1875-1975," Peter Baldwin and "Crisis and Choice in European Social Democracy," by Fritz W. Scharpf and translated by Ruth Crowley and Fred Thompson.

Published
1992

275. Untitled.

Author

Block, Fred

Subjects
RIGHT & left (Political science), NONFICTION
Published
2016
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277. The Capitalist System (Book).

Author

Block, Fred

Subjects
CAPITALISM, NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "The Capitalist System," 2nd ed., edited by Richard C. Edwards, Michael Reich, and Thomas E. Weisskopf.

Published
1980
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280. The Restructuring of Capitalism in Our Time.

Author

Block, Fred

Subjects
CAPITALISM, NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "The Restructuring of Capitalism in Our Time," by William K. Tabb.

Published
2012

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