Description: MACROECONOMICS provides readers with a running commentary on the standard approach, while simultaneously introducing them to a broader range of ideas about the causes and appropriate policy responses to a wide range of common economic problems. It explains the key principles that underlie a variety of alternative theoretical perspectives including institutionalist economics, radical economics, Post Keynesian economics, feminist economics, ecological economics, Marxist economics, social economics, and socioeconomics in clear and accessible style.Key Features The book provides a balanced critique of the standard introductory macroeconomic curriculum It brings alternative perspectives into the classroom in an accessible way that empowers students to think about the economy in new and exciting ways The book also includes end-of-chapter study questions, as well as a detailed note to instructors