Analysing the relationship between economic thought and capitalism
from 1750 to the present, Douglas Dowd examines the dynamic
interaction of two processes: the historical realities of capitalism
and the evolution of economic theory. He demonstrates that the study
of economics celebrates capitalism in ways that make it necessary to
classify economic science as pure ideology. A thoroughly modern
history, this book shows how economics has become ideology. A radical
critic of capitalism, Dowd surveys its detrimental impact across the
globe and throughout history.
The book includes biographical sketches and brief analyses of the
major proponents and critics of capitalism throughout history,
including Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart
Mill, Karl Marx, Thorstein Veblen, Rosa Luxemburg, John Maynard
Keynes, Paul Samuelson, Milton Friedman, and Eric Hobsbawm. This new
edition includes a new preface and an additional chapter by the
author.
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ISBN
9781783716609
Publisert
2016
Utgave
2. utgave
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Vendor
Pluto Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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