Economics for Everyone : A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism / Jim Stanford ; illustrations by Tony Biddle.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Stanford, Jim, author.

Contributor:

• Biddle, Tony, illustrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Capitalism.
• Economic policy.
• Economics.
• Managerial economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2015.

Summary:

An introductory and critical guide to how the economy works, and what this means for us.

Contents:

• Cover
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction: Why Study Economics?
• Part One: Preliminaries
• 1. The Economy and Economics
• 2. Capitalism
• 3. Economic History
• 4. The Politics of Economics
• Part Two: The Basics of Capitalism: Work, Tools and Profit
• 5. Work, Production and Value
• 6. Working with Tools
• 7. Companies, Owners and Profit
• 8. Working for a Living
• 9. Reproduction (for Economists!)
• 10. Closing the Little Circle
• Part Three: Capitalism as a System
• 11. Competition
• 12. Business Investment
• 13. Employment and Unemployment
• 14. Inequality and its Consequences
• 15. Divide and Conquer
• 16. Capitalism and the Environment
• Part Four: The Complexity of Capitalism
• 17. Money and Banking
• 18. Inflation, Central Banks, and Monetary Policy
• 19. Paper Chase: Stock Markets, Financialization and Pensions
• 20. The Conflicting Personalities of Government
• 21. Spending and Taxing
• 22. Globalization
• 23. Development (and Otherwise)
• 24. Closing the Big Circle
• 25. The Ups and Downs of Capitalism
• 26. Meltdown and Aftermath
• Part Five: Challenging Capitalism
• 27. Evaluating Capitalism
• 28. Improving Capitalism
• 29. Replacing Capitalism?
• Conclusion: A Baker's Dozen: Key Things to Remember
• Index.

ISBN:

1783713267