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François Chesnais
Chesnais in 2020
Born(1934-01-22)22 January 1934
Montreal,Canada
Died28 October 2022(2022-10-28)(aged 88)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)Economist, scholar
Political partyInternationalist Communist Party (France)
Internationalist Communist Organisation
New Anticapitalist Party

François Chesnais(22 January 1934 – 29 October 2022) was a French economist and scholar.

Life and career

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Chesnais was born inMontrealon 22 January 1934.[1]He was a member of the Scientific Council ofATTAC-France,[2]the author of several books and numerous articles oneconomicsand a founder of theMarxistjournalCarré Rouge.

Chesnais was a member of theNew Anticapitalist Party.He died at a hospital in Paris on 29 October 2022, at the age of 88.[3][4]

Books

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  • Marx's Crisis Theory Todayin Christopher Freeman ed.Design, Innovation and Long Cycles in Economic Development2nd ed. Frances Pinter, London, 1984
  • The globalization of capital,Paris: Syros Editions, 1994 (first edition) and 1997 (revised edition)
  • Actualiser l’économie de Marx,Actuel Marx Confrontation, Presses Universitaires de France, Paris, 1995
  • La mondialisation financière: genèse, coûts et enjeux(directeur de publication et deux chapitres), Syros, Collection Alternatives économiques, Paris, 1996,
  • Tobin or not Tobin: une taxe internationale sur le capital(L'Esprit frappeur, 1999)
  • Mondialisation: le capital rentier aux commandesin Les Temps Modernes, n°607, janvier-février 2000.
  • Que se vayan todos! Le peuple argentin se soulèveavec Jean-Philippe Divès, Éditions Nautilus, Paris, 2002.
  • Mondialisation et impérialismeOdile Castel, François Chesnais, Gérard Dumesnil...[et al.] Paris Éd. Syllepse, 2003
  • La finance mondialisée: racines sociales et politiques, configuration, conséquences- Sous la direction de François Chesnais, La Découverte, 2004
  • Les dettes illégitimes - Quand les banques font main basse sur les politiques publiques.Paris, Éd. Raisons d'Agir, juin 2011.ISBN978-2-912107-60-2
  • Finance Capital Today: Corporations and Banks in the Lasting Global Slump.Brill, Leiden & Boston, 2016; Haymarket Books, Chicago, IL, 2017

References

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  1. ^"Biography of François Chesnais".Marxists Internet Archive.Retrieved30 October2022.
  2. ^"ATTAC Scientific Advisory Board"(in French). Archived fromthe originalon 21 May 2012.Retrieved21 May2012.
  3. ^"Morreu o economista François Chesnais".Esquerda.net(in European Portuguese). 29 October 2022.Retrieved29 October2022.
  4. ^Albarracin, Daniel (29 October 2022)."François Chesnais: uno de los referentes de la economía marxista europea".Viento Sur(in Spanish).Retrieved30 October2022.
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