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Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction

By James Fulcher

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2004
ISBN
9780192802187, 0192802186
LCC
HB501 .F769 2004
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11726458 bytes)
Series
Very Short Introductions
Pages
152\152
Library
Great Science Textbooks DVD Library 2007
Time added
2009-10-26 09:21:54

Description

This Introduction explores the origins of capitalism and questions whether it did indeed originate in Europe. It examines a distinctive stage in the development of capitalism that began in the 1980s, in order to understand where we are now and how capitalism has evolved since. The book discusses the crisis tendencies of capitalism--including the S.E. Asian banking crisis, the collapse of the Russian economy, and the 1997-1998 global financial crisis--asking whether capitalism is doomed to fail. In the end, the author ruminates on a possible alternative to capitalism, discussing socialism, communal and cooperative experiments, and alternatives proposed by environmentalists.

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