Making capitalism work / Leonard Silk and Mark Silk ; with Robert Heilbroner, Jonas Pontusson, and Bernard Wasow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silk, Leonard S., 1918-1995.

Contributor:

Silk, Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitalism.

Post-communism.

Economic policy.

Physical Description:

xx, 228 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, [1996]

Summary:

Making Capitalism Work examines how capitalism has evolved and how it is currently working in Asia, the former Soviet bloc, and the industrialized countries of the West. Recognizing the strengths of different capitalist regimes, the book suggests ways for each to remedy its defects. In the process, the authors show that policies based on a belief in an unfettered free market have failed both economically and politically. The book argues that a strong governmental role remains essential to assure prosperity, to insulate citizens from the fluctuations of the market, and to meet the responsibilities of the rich to the poor and of present generations to future ones.

Contents:

The march of capitalism / Leonard Silk and Mark Silk

The challenge of slow growth / Leonard Silk and Mark Silk

American contracts / Leonard Silk and Mark Silk

The Soviet bloc in transition / Bernard Wasow

The Chinese puzzle / Leonard Silk and Mark Silk

Japan at the crossroads / Leonard Silk and Mark Silk

Whither northern Europe? / Jonas Pontusson

Military spending as industrial policy / Leonard Silk and Mark Silk

The future of capitalism / Leonard Silk and Mark Silk

Epilogue : the (political) economy of capitalism / Robert Heilbroner.

Notes:

"A Twentieth Century Fund book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0814780644

OCLC:

34919752