Finance Capital and the World Economy*

Oct 11th 2021, Prabhat Patnaik
Neo-liberalism implies a shift from wages to surplus that depresses the level of aggregate demand, leading to an over-production crisis. Since fiscal conservatism in neo-liberal economies prevents State spending, the only possible counter is provided by asset price bubbles that can boost demand in the short run.
  
* This article was originally published in People's Democracy on October 10, 2021.


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