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Economics for everyone : a short guide to the economics of capitalism / Jim Stanford ; illustrations by Tony Biddle.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stanford, Jim, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Capitalism.
- Economics.
- Economic policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Other Title:
- Short guide to the economics of capitalism
- Place of Publication:
- London : Pluto Press ; Ottawa, ON : Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2015.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Economics is too important to be left to the economists. This concise and readable book provides non-specialist readers with all the information they need to understand how capitalism works - and how it doesn't. Now fully revised and updated, this popular handbook is an antidote to the abstract and ideological way that economics is normally taught and reported. Key concepts such as finance, competition and wages are explored, and their importance to everyday life is revealed. Stanford answers questions such as "Do workers need capitalists?", "Why does capitalism harm the environment?", and "What really happens on the stock market?" Illustrated with cartoons by Tony Biddle, this is a fantastic guide for anyone who wants to engage with economics as it affects our daily lives, and it is supported by a set of online teaching materials for popular economics courses. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Preliminaries
- 1 The Economy and Economics 15
- 2 Capitalism 31
- 3 Economic History 41
- 4 The Politics of Economics 52
- Part 2 The Basics of Capitalism: Work, Tools, and Profit
- 5 Work, Production, and Value 63
- 6 Working with Tools 79
- 7 Companies, Owners, and Profit 90
- 8 Working for a Living 105
- 9 Reproduction (for Economists!) 118
- 10 Closing the Little Circle 127
- Part 3 Capitalism as a System
- 11 Competition 137
- 12 Business Investment 148
- 13 Employment and Unemployment 158
- 14 Inequality and its Consequences 168
- 15 Divide and Conquer 183
- 16 Capitalism and the Environment 195
- Part 4 The Complexity of Capitalism
- 17 Money and Banking 213
- 18 Inflation, Central Banks, and Monetary Policy 235
- 19 Paper Chase: Stock Markets, Financialization, and Pensions 250
- 20 The Conflicting Personalities of Government 266
- 21 Spending and Taxing 279
- 22 Globalization 296
- 23 Development (and Otherwise) 312
- 24 Closing the Big Circle 324
- 25 The Ups and Downs of Capitalism 333
- 26 Meltdown and Aftermath 343
- Part 5 Challenging Capitalism
- 27 Evaluating Capitalism 361
- 28 Improving Capitalism 371
- 29 Replacing Capitalism? 383.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 22, 2015).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John Lammey Stewart Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781783713264
- 1783713267
- Publisher Number:
- 99963544268
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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