Background
Pitelis, Christos was born on November 10, 1957 in Kavala, Greece. Arrived in England, 1979. Son of Nicholaos and Eleni Pitelis.
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This book is the first attempt to examine in one volume the questions of the existence, evolution and failure of the three major institutions of capitalism; the market, the firm (including the transnational corporation) and the state. Following critical appraisals of existing theoretical perspectives on these questions, namely neo-classical, Austrian, post-Keynesian and Marxist, the author adopts an evolutionary-historical approach aimed at deriving a synthesis where possible and breaking new ground when not. As well as its comprehensive coverage, the book is unique in its focus on, and comparative assessment of mainstream micro- and macroeconomic theories of 'failure' and Marxian theories of capitalist crisis. Christos Pitelis' analysis of markets, firms and states points to the possibility of a mainstream theory of capitalist institutional failure based on transaction cost economizing. This can be incorporated within a more general approach to institutional crisis which considers the relevant macroeconomic aspects, most notably realization failures.
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This book looks at the role of the modern corporation in advanced capitalist countries. In particular it considers corporate control and shareownership and the impact of these on consumers' choice, the mobilization of financial capital, the saving function, and the question of the potentially inherent tendency towards stagnation and crisis. The author suggests that there is a tendency towards social ownership of the means of production in modern capitalist economies, directly via share purchase and indirectly via, e.g., occupational pension funds, while at the same time control and appropriation remain vested in a small minority. This is shown to affect financial capital accumulation and the saving function, since the competition between giant corporations encourages their controllers to increase corporate saving above the level desired by small shareholders who are suggested to be unable fully to compensate for such increases by their actions.
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consultant researcher economic educator
Pitelis, Christos was born on November 10, 1957 in Kavala, Greece. Arrived in England, 1979. Son of Nicholaos and Eleni Pitelis.
Bachelor in Public Management 1st class, Pantion U., Athens, Greece, 1979; diploma in Public and Industrial Economics, Newcastle Upon Tyne (England) University, 1980; Master of Arts in Economics, Warwick (England) University, 1982; Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Warwick (England) University, 1984.
Lecturer University Nottingham, England, 1984-1989, University St. Andrews, Scotland, 1989-1991. Professor economics Athens University, since 2004. Director studies, fellow in economics Queens' College Cambridge (England) University, since 1991, university reader, Judge Business School, Cambridge University, 2004, director Center of International Business and Management, since 1997, associate director, 1995-1997.
Consultant United Nations, Brazil. Advisor to Greek Government, Ministry Industry, 1994-1995, Ministry Development, since 1995, coordinator Future of Greek Industry project. Member steering committee Cambridge-Harvard Project on British Competitiveness.
Consultant various organizations, including European Commission, United Nations, United States Agency for International Development, and Commonwealth Secretariat. Organizer workshops, seminars and symposia, invited speaker in field. Visiting professor various countries.
(This book is the first attempt to examine in one volume t...)
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With Greek Army, 1988. Member European Association Evolutionary Political Economy (area coordinator 1993-1996).
Married Ioanna Glykou, September 12, 1981. Children: Eleni Eleanna Nemessis, Alkis Theonas.