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Economics for everyone : a short guide to the economics of capitalism / Jim Stanford ; illustrations by Tony Biddle.
LIBRA HB501 .S78 2008
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stanford, Jim.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economics.
- Capitalism.
- Economic policy.
- Physical Description:
- 350 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Other Title:
- Short guide to the economics of capitalism.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto Press, [2008]
- Summary:
- Economics is too important to be left to the economists. This brilliantly concise and readable book provides non-specialist readers with all the information they need to understand how capitalism works (and how it doesn't).
- Jim Stanford's book is an antidote to the abstract and ideological way that economics is normally taught and reported. Key concepts such as finance, competition and wage labour are explored, and their importance to everyday life is revealed.
- Illustrated with humorous and educational cartoons by Tony Biddle, this book will appeal to those working for a fairer world, and students of social sciences who need to engage with economics.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Why Study Economics? 1
- 1 The Economy and Economics 17
- 2 Capitalism 33
- 3 Economic History 40
- 4 The Politics of Economics 52
- Part 2 The Basics of Capitalism: Work, Tools, and Profit
- 5 Work, Production, and Value 65
- 6 Working with Tools 76
- 7 Companies, Owners, and Profit 86
- 8 Workers and Bosses 99
- 9 Reproduction (for Economists!) 111
- 10 Closing the Little Circle 119
- Part 3 Capitalism as a System
- 11 Competition 129
- 12 Investment and Growth 140
- 13 Employment and Unemployment 151
- 14 Dividing the Pie 162
- 15 Capitalism and the Environment 172
- Part 4 The Complexity of Capitalism
- 16 Money and Banking 189
- 17 Inflation, Central Banks, and Monetary Policy 200
- 18 Paper Chase: Stock Markets, Financialization, and Pensions 214
- 19 The Conflicting Personalities of Government 226
- 20 Spending and Taxing 239
- 21 Globalization 253
- 22 Development (and Otherwise) 269
- 23 Closing the Big Circle 281
- 24 The Ups and Downs of Capitalism 291
- Part 5 Challenging Capitalism
- 25 Evaluating Capitalism 305
- 26 Improving Capitalism 315
- 27 Replacing Capitalism? 324
- Conclusion: A Dozen Big Things to Remember About Economics 335.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780745327501
- 0745327508
- OCLC:
- 181142744
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