Name: A People's Guide to Capitalism
ISBN: 9781642591699

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Good for readers who enjoy Capitalism & MarketsGood for readers interested in economicsGood for readers who enjoy Capitalism & Markets and Economic Theory.

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Authors: Hadas Thier
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Published: September 3, 2020
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Capitalism & Markets · Economic Theory
Reading lane: Capitalism & Markets

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Economic Theory
Communism & Socialism
Political Economy

About This Book

Economists regularly promote Capitalism as the greatest system ever to grace the planet. With the same breath, they implore us to leave the job of understanding the magical powers of the market to the “experts.” Despite the efforts of these mainstream commentators to convince us otherwise, many of us have begun to question why this system has produced such vast inequality and wanton disregard for its own environmental destruction. This book offers answers to exactly these qu...

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Economists regularly promote Capitalism as the greatest system ever to grace the planet. With the same breath, they implore us to leave the job of understanding the magical powers of the market to the “experts.” Despite the efforts of these mainstream commentators to convince us otherwise, many of us have begun to question why this system has produced such vast inequality and wanton disregard for its own environmental destruction. This book offers answers to exactly these questions on their own terms: in the form of a radical economic theory.