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Critical macro-finance: An introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2023

Sahil Jai Dutta,
Ruben Kremers,
Fabian Pape and
Johannes Petry
Sahil Jai Dutta*
Affiliation:
Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
Ruben Kremers
Affiliation:
University of Warwick, UK
Fabian Pape
Affiliation:
University of Warwick, UK
Johannes Petry
Affiliation:
University of Warwick, UK
*
Corresponding author: Sahil Jai Dutta, Department ofPolitics and International Relations, Goldsmiths, University of London, NewCross, London SE14 6NW, UK. Email: s.dutta@gold.ac.uk.
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Critical macro-finance (CMF) has become an influential avenue of research aimed at shedding light on how the global payments system is governed. In the introduction to this special forum on CMF, we explore three main themes: (1) the intellectual lineage of CMF and its relation to financialisation studies; (2) the policy relevance of CMF; and (3) its ‘critical’ position.

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Finance and Society , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , 2020, pp. 34 - 44
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