Writing in the June 1965 issue of theEconomic Journal, Harry G. Johnson begins with a sentence seemingly calibrated to the scale of the book he set himself to review: "The long-awaited monetary ...history of the United States by Friedman and Schwartz is in every sense of the term a monumental scholarly achievement--monumental in its sheer bulk, monumental in the definitiveness of its treatment of innumerable issues, large and small . . . monumental, above all, in the theoretical and statistical effort and ingenuity that have been brought to bear on the solution of complex and subtle economic issues."
Friedman and Schwartz marshaled massive historical data and sharp analytics to support the claim that monetary policy--steady control of the money supply--matters profoundly in the management of the nation's economy, especially in navigating serious economic fluctuations. In their influential chapter 7,The Great Contraction--which Princeton published in 1965 as a separate paperback--they address the central economic event of the century, the Depression. According to Hugh Rockoff, writing in January 1965: "If Great Depressions could be prevented through timely actions by the monetary authority (or by a monetary rule), as Friedman and Schwartz had contended, then the case for market economies was measurably stronger."
Milton Friedman won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2000 for work related toA Monetary Historyas well as to his other Princeton University Press book,A Theory of the Consumption Function(1957).
What would a world without money look like? This book is a lively thought experiment that deepens our understanding of how money is the driver of political power, environmental destruction and social ...inequality today, arguing that it has to be abolished rather than repurposed to achieve a postcapitalist future. Grounded in historical debates about money, Anitra Nelson draws on a spectrum of political and economic thought and activism, including feminism, ecoanarchism, degrowth, permaculture, autonomism, Marxism and ecosocialism. Looking to Indigenous rights activism and the defence of commons, an international network of activists engaged in a fight for a money-free society emerges. Beyond Money shows that, by organising around post-money versions of the future, activists have a hope of creating a world that embodies their radical values and visions.
Introducción. En personas con Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica (EPOC), la desnutrición es una comorbilidad frecuente, impactando la capacidad funcional y calidad de vida. El objetivo de este ...estudio fue analizar el cambio parámetros antropométricos en adultos mayores con bajo peso y desnutrición que participaron en un programa de EPOC de un centro de cuidado primario ambulatorio entre 2015 y 2021. Diseño. Estudio cohorte retrospectivo. Métodos. Población de adultos mayores atendidos en un programa de EPOC. Se analizaron 82 pacientes con bajo peso y desnutrición. Para las variables cualitativas se aplicó estadística descriptiva y para la determinación de modificación de medidas antropométricas se compararon las medias (inicial y a los doce meses) mediante prueba T student y coeficiente de correlación Pearson. Resultados. La mayoría hombres (67.1%), distribuidos según severidad de EPOC como grave (50%), muy grave (18.3%) y sin clasificar (31.7%). Según Índice de Masa Corporal en la valoración inicial, el 87.7% se encontraba en rango de bajo peso, 4.9% desnutrición leve, 2.5% desnutrición moderada y 4.9% desnutrición severa. A los 12 meses el 79.3% se encontraba en bajo peso, 8.5% normopeso, 6.1% desnutrición leve, 3.6% desnutrición moderada y 2.5% desnutrición severa. Se encontró una mejoría significativa del perímetro de la pantorrilla en hombres (perímetro <32 cm 89.1% al inicio versus 83.6% a 12 meses; Coeficiente correlación Pearson: 0.88, T student: 0.009 IC 95%). 86.6% de los pacientes no presentaron exacerbaciones y 79.3% no tuvieron hospitalizaciones durante el seguimiento. Conclusiones. Un porcentaje importante de pacientes llegaron al normopeso y tuvieron aumento en el perímetro de la pantorrilla, resaltando la importancia de un abordaje nutricional en el proceso de rehabilitación de pacientes desnutridos con EPOC, mejorando la fuerza de los músculos respiratorios, la capacidad física, el control de la enfermedad, acorde con los hallazgos sobre baja frecuencia de exacerbaciones y hospitalizaciones.
in her article, ‘The discomfort of Thorne v Kennedy: Law, love and money’, Renata Grossi explains the High Court’s decision about a prenuptial agreement in 'Thorne v Kennedy' (2017) and wonders what ...it says about the relationship between love and money, and how this should (or shouldn’t) be regulated by the law.
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