For a long time, price controls were considered taboo, as neoliberal economic theory assumes that prices are supposedly formed freely by supply and demand. But especially in times of crisis, the state must intervene and cap prices to protect wage earners from excessive burdens. However, the how matters.

2025

Level: beginner

Price Controls Against Inflation

Thomas Sablowski

Exploring Economics

The Routledge Handbook of Heterodox Economics presents a comprehensive overview of the latest work on economic theory and policy from a 'pluralistic' heterodox perspective.

Contributions throughout the Handbook explore different theoretical perspectives including: Marxian-radical political economics; Post Keynesian-Sraffian economics; institutionalist-evolutionary economics; feminist economics; social economics.

2019

Level: advanced

The Routledge Handbook of Heterodox Economics

Tae-Hee Jo, Lynne Chester, Carlo D'Ippoliti

Taylor & Francis Limited

Beyond Neoclassical Economics is a remarkable new introduction to the main heterodox schools of economic thought which examines their main concepts and their critiques of mainstream theory.

1996

Level: beginner

Beyond Neoclassical Economics

Fred E. Foldvary

Edward Elgar

This book represents a new foundation for the study of microeconomics, viewed from a broad perspective that takes into account new developments at the intersections with psychology, political science, the natural sciences and philosophy.

2014

Level: beginner

Microeconomics. A fresh start

Dorman, Peter

Springer VS

Now in its third edition, this textbook covers all of the standard topics taught in undergraduate International Economics courses. However, the book is unique in that it presents the key orthodox neoclassical models of international trade and investment, whilst supplementing them with a variety of heterodox approaches.

2012

Level: beginner

International Economics

Hendrik Van den Berg

M.E. Sharpe

What is economics? What can - and can't - it explain about the world? Why does it matter?

2015

Level: beginner

Economics: The User's Guide

Ha-Joon Chang

Bloomsbury USA

Macroeconomics is fundamental to our understanding of how the world functions today. But too often our understanding is based on orthodox, dogmatic analysis.

2016

Level: beginner

Macroeconomics - A Critical Companion

Ben Fine

Pluto Press