Nowadays one of the most important issues in our economy, both from economic and political view is the link between monetary policy and business cycle fluctuations. Amongst the shocks related to the supply side, the shock of oil price is the important factor that has affected the world economy since the 1970s. This paper examines the effects of monetary policy and oil price shocks on the busine...

The political, economic and environmental policies of a hegemonic, oligarchic, political-economic international caste are the origin and cause of the ecological and political dystopia that we are living in. An utilitarian,resourcist, anthropocentric perspective guides classical economics and sustainable development models, allowing the enrichment of a tiny part of the world's population, wh...

ABSTRACT Policy tools are a critical part of policy-making, providing the ‘means’ by which policy ‘ends’ achieved. Knowledge their different origin, nature and capabilities is vital for understanding formulation decision-making, they have been subject inquiry in many policy-related disciplines sector-specific studies. Yet crucial aspects remain unexplored. Existing studies on used tend to focus...