Economics for Everyone A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism

Name: Economics for Everyone A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism
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ISBN: 9780745327501

ISBN-10: 0745327508

ISBN-13: 9780745327501

Edition: 2008

Authors: Jim Stanford, Tony Biddle

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Economics is too important to be left to economists. This brilliantly concise and readable book provides non-specialist readers with all the information they need to understand how capitalism works (and how it doesn't). Jim Stanford's 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…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Pluto Press
Publication date: 5/30/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 360
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction: Why Study Economics?



Preliminaries



The Economy and Economics



Capitalism



Economic History



The Politics of Economics



The Basics of Capitalism: Work, Tools, and Profit



Work, Production, and Value



Working with Tools



Companies, Owners, and Profit



Workers and Bosses



Reproduction (for Economists!)



Closing the Little Circle



Capitalism as a System



Competition



Investment and Growth



Employment and Unemployment



Dividing the Pie



Capitalism and the Environment



The Complexity of Capitalism



Money and Banking



Inflation, Central Banks, and Monetary Policy



Paper Chase: Stock Markets, Financialization, and Pensions



The Conflicting Personalities of Government



Spending and Taxing



Globalization



Development (and Otherwise)



Closing the Big Circle



The Ups and Downs of Capitalism



Challenging Capitalism



Evaluating Capitalism



Improving Capitalism



Replacing Capitalism?


Conclusion: A Dozen Big Things to Remember About Economics


Index