Capitalism and its alternatives / / Chris Rogers ; cover designed by Steven Marsden
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| Autore: |
Rogers Chris
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| Titolo: |
Capitalism and its alternatives / / Chris Rogers ; cover designed by Steven Marsden
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| Pubblicazione: | London, [England] : , : Zed Books, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 330.122 |
| Soggetto topico: | Capitalism - History |
| Capitalism | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Persona (resp. second.): | MarsdenSteven |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front cover; About the author; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Capitalism and Its Alternatives; Introduction; Traditions of resistance; 1 Four Faces of Capitalism; Introduction; The political economy of Adam Smith; Karl Marx's critique of political economy; Keynesian political economy; Hayek's free economy and strong state; Conclusion; 2 Capitalism and Its Crises; Introduction; The interwar collapse and the Great Depression; The break-up of Bretton Woods and the 1970's stagflation; The sub-prime crisis and the Great Recession; Crisis tendencies in capitalism |
| Conclusions 3 Alternatives to Capitalism; Introduction; A libertarian alternative capitalism; A cooperative alternative to capitalism; A socialist alternative to capitalism; Conclusions; 4 Anti-Capitalism; Introduction; The capitalist state; Within the state; Through the state; Against the state; Challenges for anti-capitalism; Conclusions; Conclusions: From Here to There?; From here to there/What is to be done?; References; Index; Back cover | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The global economic crisis has catalysed debates about the merits of capitalism as a system for organizing production, distribution and exchange. Political elites have argued that capitalism is not fundamentally pernicious or crisis-prone and can be successfully reformed with the right set of policies. Conversely, many have argued that a wholesale change of attitude towards the status and creation of wealth in contemporary society is required if crises of this kind are to be prevented in the future. In Capitalism and Its Alternatives, Chris Rogers provides a critical introduction to theories... |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Capitalism and its alternatives |
| ISBN: | 1-78032-739-0 |
| 1-78032-740-4 | |
| 1-78032-736-6 | |
| 1-78032-738-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910458741903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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