Economics for everyone a short guide to the economics of capitalism /
| Main Author: | Stanford, Jim. |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | Biddle, Tony. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
London ; Ann Arbor, MI :
Pluto Press,
[2008]
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| Physical Description: |
x, 350 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction : Why study economics?
- pt. 1.
- Preliminaries
- 1. The
- economy and economics
- 2.
- Capitalism
- 3.
- Economic history
- 4. The
- politics of economics
- pt. 2. The
- basics of capitalism : work, tools, and profit
- 5.
- Work, production, and value
- 6.
- Working with tools
- 7.
- Companies, owners, and profit
- 8.
- Workers and bosses
- 9.
- Reproduction (for economists!)
- 10.
- Closing the little circle
- pt. 3.
- Capitalism as a system
- 11.
- Competition
- 12.
- Investment and unemployment
- 13.
- Employment and unemployment
- 14.
- Dividing the pie
- 15.
- Capitalism and the environment
- pt. 4. The
- complexity of capitalism
- 16.
- Money and banking
- 17.
- Inflation, central banks, and monetary policy
- 18.
- Paper chase : stock markets, financialization, and pensions
- 19. The
- conflicting personalities of government
- 20.
- Spending and taxing
- 21.
- Globalization
- 22.
- Development (and otherwise)
- 23.
- Closing the big circle
- 24. The
- ups and downs of capitalism
- pt. 5.
- Challenging capitalism
- 25.
- Evaluating capitalism
- 26.
- Improving capitalism
- 27.
- Replacing capitalism?
- Conclusion : A dozen big things to remember about economics
- Index.