ABSTRACT
The aim of this book is to undertake a macrodynamic analysis, that is to say a study of the determinants of general economic movements: fluctuations and growth. This theme encompasses one of the most active fields in contemporary economic thought and has given rise to a considerable volume of work. The controversies which it excites, albeit technical, scientific or ideological, frequently find an echo in political thought or debate, although this necessarily entails some occasionally excessive simplification of the theories in question.
