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By juxtaposing Classic European and Mesoamerican mythohistories about court ship and family beginnings, it is possible to perceive how, at the same time, the Nahua (Aztec) "family" might be construed as a paradigm for empire. However, the Nahuatl language lacks a term for family, and therefore Western applications of the concept simply have no place in Nahua America. Instead, indigenous sociopolitical institutions must be appreciated in their own right. Thus, by exam ining the ancient histories by the Nahuas themselves, we discern how desire, gender complementarity, marriage, fertility, and children as aspects of household are also critical functions of Aztec religion and state.

Introduction -- Functions and malfunctions of the rating industry -- Private credit risk -- Sovereign credit risk -- Regulatory capture -- Public credit rating agency: functions and structure -- Conclusion

In the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, there have been many criticisms weighed against private credit rating agencies. Many claim they only exacerbate financial market volatility by issuing faulty public statements, ratings warnings, and downgrades. This instability increases the uncertainty in business environments and weakens the pace of business investment. Their rating changes also prompt national governments to reduce their spending at a time when fiscal expenditures are crucial for economic recovery. Public Credit Rating Agencies argues for the creation of national public credit rating agencies, offering the first in-depth discussion of their implied role and function operating alongside private agencies. Schroeder provides an up-to-date overview of the ratings industry and the government bodies that monitor its activities. She suggests that the proper implementation of public credit rating agencies will promote the stability of lending, further development and adaptation of new technology, and increase labor productivity and the profitability of new investment in businesses. Finally, this book clarifies the inconsistencies that have surfaced between public budgeting and a rating agency's evaluation of national budgets.

The Review of Radical Political Economics ( RRPE) continues to offer cutting-edge contributions to radical political economics and, as such, is considered to be one of the leading journals for heterodox (nonmainstream) economics. The following mini-symposium reflects on three articles that were published by the RRPE during its, and Union for Radical Political Economics' (URPE), first fifty years. These articles are examples of the RRPE's seminal works that affected, and continue to affect, the literature of heterodox economics in various ways. The authors of these articles were asked to provide their reflections on them. This article provides a foundation for appreciating those contributions—both old and new.