This study combines lessons drawn from events and experiences of developing countries and examines them in relation to Jan Kregel's ideas on economics and development. The contributors provide in-depth analysis on: financial stability and crises, monetary systems, banking, global governance, employment, inflation and political economy

Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira, Getulio Vargas FoundationLeonardo BurlamaquiFernando J. Cardim de Carvalho, University of Rio de Janiero, BrazilMario Damill, University of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaMathew Forstater, University of Missouri - Kansas City, USARoberto Frenkel, Center for Economic and Policy ResearchJulio López Gallardo, Autonomous University of Barcelona, SpainJayati Ghosh, Jawaharlal Nehru University, IndiaStephany Griffith-Jones, Columbia University, USARainer Kattel, Tallinn Univerisity of Technology, EstoniaJosé Antonio Ocampo, Columbia University, USAMartín Rapetti, University of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaErik S. ReinertAlessandro Roncaglia, University of Roma "La Sapienza", ItalyJomo Kwame Sundaram, United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairsMario TonveronachiEric Tymoigne, Tallinn University of TechnologyPavlina R. Tcherneva, Bard College, USAL. Randall Wray

1. Introduction (to follow) 2. The Reconstruction of Political Economy: Alternative, Parallel Paths to Rediscovering the Distinctively Classical Surplus Approach; Mathew Forstater 3. Post-Keynesian, Post-Sraffian Economics: An Outline; Alessandro Roncaglia and Mario Tonveronachi 4. Money in The General Theory: The Contributions of Jan Kregel; L. Randall Wray 5. A Financial Analysis of Monetary Systems; Eric Tymoigne 6. Full Employment, Inflation and Income Distribution: Evaluating the Impact of Alternative Fiscal Policies; Pavlina R. Tcherneva 7. Can Employment Schemes Work? The Case of the Rural Employment Guarantee in India; Jayati Ghosh 8. Development Theory: Convergence, Catch-up or Leapfrogging? A Schumpeter-Minsky-Kregel Approach; Leonardo Burlamaqui and Rainer Kattel 9. The Access to Demand; Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira 10. Development Finance in the Era of Financial Liberalization; C.P. Chandrasekhar 11. From Miracle to Stagnation: The Last Two Stages of Mexico's Economic Development For Jan Kregel: The only Keynesian economist capable of eating Chiles en Nogada at 11 PM without fatal consequences; Julio López Gallardo 12. The New Millennium Argentine Saga: From Crisis to Success and From Success to Failure; Mario Damill, Roberto Frenkel and Martín Rapetti 13. Global Governance for Financial Stability; Stephany Griffith-Jones and José Antonio Ocampo 14. What Did We Learn from the 1997¬-1998 East Asian Crises?; Jomo Kwame Sundaram 15. Financial Crises and Countermovements: Comparing the Times and Attitudes of Marriner Eccles (1930s) and Mario Draghi (2010s); Erik S. Reinert 16. Can Basel III Work When Basel II Didn't?; Fernando J. Cardim de Carvalho