William Mitchell is a Professor of Economics at the University of Newcastle, Australia.

• Pluralistic critical coverage of macro thought, with both mainstream neoclassical principles and the MMT alternative defined and discussed in detail
• Valuable historical context is provided, showing the evolution of macroeconomics and the emergence and divergence of the different schools
• A focus on the realities of how money and banks operate, and on applied theories of financial instability, gives an unrivalled real-world insight into how the economy actually works
• Truly global approach and perspective, with a high-profile author team drawn from the US and Australia and a wealth of data and examples drawn from across the globe

PART A: INTRODUCTION & MEASUREMENT
1 Introduction
2 How to Think and Do Macroeconomics
3 A Brief Overview of the Economic History and the Rise of Capitalism
4 The System of National Income and Product Accounts
5 Labour Market Concepts and Measurement
6 Sectoral Accounting and the Flow of Funds
7 Methods, Tools and Techniques
8 Framing and Language in Macroeconomics
PART B: CURRENCY, MONEY & BANKING
9 Introduction to Sovereign Currency: The Government and its Money
10 Money and Banking
PART C: NATIONAL INCOME, OUTPUT AND EMPLOYMENT DETERMINATION
11 The Classical System
12 Mr Keynes and the 'Classics'
13 The Theory of Effective Demand
14 The Macroeconomic Demand for Labour
15 The Aggregate Expenditure Model
16 Aggregate Supply
PART D UNEMPLOYMENT AND INFLATION: THEORY AND POLICY
17 Unemployment and Inflation
18 The Phillips Curve and Beyond
19 Full Employment Policy
PART E ECONOMIC POLICY IN AN OPEN ECONOMY
20 Introduction to Monetary and Fiscal Policy Operations
21 Fiscal Policy in Sovereign Nations
22 Fiscal Space and Fiscal Sustainability
23 Monetary Policy in Sovereign Nations
24 Policy in an Open Economy: Exchange Rates, Balance of Payments and Competitiveness
PART F ECONOMIC INSTABILITY
25 The Role of Investment in Profit Generation
26 Stabilising the Unstable Economy
PART G HISTORY OF MACROECONOMIC THOUGHT
27 Overview of the History of Economic Thought
28 The IS-LM Framework
29 Modern Schools of Economic Thought
30 The New Monetary Consensus in Macroeconomics
PART H CONTEMPORARY DEBATES
31 Recent Policy Debates
32 Macroeconomics in the Light of the Global Financial Crisis
33 Macroeconomics for the Future.