Capitalism

ISBN-13: 9781138174092 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 184 str.

Paul Bowles;?Abar;?Abar

Opis

Capitalism stands unrivalled as the most enduring economic system of our times. Since the collapse of the Soviet bloc the world has become a new stage for capital, and yet despite this dominance capitalism is still not widely understood. It remains a subject of enduring interest that is discovered and rediscovered over time by each successive generation of students. Exploring the life of this world-shaping system and the writings of leading thinkers, this study also now takes into account recent developments, including the impact of the Global Financial Crisis and the complexities of China s political economy. Paul Bowles addresses these key questions: - what are the central, unchanging features of capitalism? - how does capitalism vary from place to place and over time? - does capitalism improve our lives? - is capitalism a system which is natural and free ? Or is it unjust and unstable? - what about today s global capitalism? - will capitalism destroy or liberate us? This updated edition of a classic text is now supported by a comprehensive documents section, chronology and who s who, as well as a new colour plate section. It offers a concise, lucid and thought-provoking introduction for undergraduate students or anyone with an interest in this most pervasive, long lasting and adaptable yet crisis-ridden of economic systems."

Spis treści

Introduction.  Chapter One: How To Think About Capitalism.  Chapter Two: Capitalism as a System: Natural and Free.  Chapter Three: Capitalism as a System: Unjust and Unstable.  Chapter Four: Empire and Crises 1870-1945.  Chapter Five: Post-1945 Capitalism:Variations Across Countries.  Chapter Six: Post-1945 Capitalism:Variations Over Time.  Chapter Seven: Global Capitalism.  References.

O autorze

Paul Bowles is a Professor of Economics at the University of Northern British Columbia. He has published widely on both globalisation and East Asian development, and is author of National Currencies and Globalization: Endangered Species? (2007) and Globalization and Labour in China and India (2010).