“Kalecki thus precisely predicted the economic and political U-turn that occurred with the advent of neoliberalism. Kalecki also argued that fundamental institutional changes, especially regarding wage-setting and other aspects of the employment relationship, would be essential if full employment was to be sustained.”

—  Jim Stanford

Part 2, Chapter 8, Workers and Bosses, p. 104
Economics For Everyone (2008)

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