This book is devoted to the analysis of the three main financial crises that have marked this century: 2001 Argentina's defaulting on its external debt, the American subprime crisis in 2008, and the current European debt crisis in Europe. The book pursues three major objectives: firstly, to accurately portray these three financial crises; secondly, to analyze what went wrong with mainstream economic theory, which was unable to foresee these types of economic turmoil; and thirdly, to review macroeconomic theory, re-evaluating Keynes' original contribution to economic analysis and pointing out the need to rebuild macroeconomics with a view to studying economic illness rather than trying to prove the non-existence of economic problems.

Provides a comprehensive overview of the causes and consequences of the financial crises in Argentina, the USA and Europe Illustrates the relationship between the American and European financial crises Identifies essential approaches for preventing further financial crises Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt

Introduction: The Core Characteristics of Financial Crises.- The Case of Argentina: Argentina´s Debt Crisis.- The American 2007 - 2009 Subprime Crisis: The American Financial Crisis.- The Run on Repo and the Policy Interventions to Struggle the Great Crisis.- The European Public Debt Crisis: From the American Financial Meltdown to the European Banking and Public Debt Crisis.- The European Crisis and the Accumulation of TARGET2 Imbalances.- The European Debt Crisis.- The Impact of the Great Crisis on Economic Tought: The Theoretical Debate on the Great Crisis.- From the Economic Crisis to the Crisis of Economics.- Rethinking Macroeconomics in Light of the Great Crisis.- Current Issues and Conclusions: Current Issues and Policies.- Open Problems and Conclusions.