Economics for everyone : a short guide to the economics of capitalism / Jim Stanford
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TextPublication details: New York : Pluto Press, 2008Description: x, 350 p. 22 cmISBN: - 9780745327518
- 330.122 STA
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This book provides non-specialist readers with all the information they need to understand how capitalism works (and how it doesn't). The 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 labor 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? He offers both a realistic assessment of capitalism's strengths, and a robust critique of its many failures. This book will appeal to those working for a fairer world, and students of social sciences who need to engage with economics.
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