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Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction

By: Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015Edition: 2Description: 139ISBN:
  • 9780198726074
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.122 FUL
Summary: Provides a detailed answer to the question 'what is capitalism?',Brings together sociological and historical approaches to the study of capitalism, drawing on material from a wide range of historical and contemporary societies,Looks at the origins and developments of capitalism and the various forms it takes worldwide,Analyses historical cases of crisis within capitalism,Discusses the global financial crisis of 2007-8 and its on-going effects,Highlights the problems of financial capitalism by identifying two crisis mechanisms - overproduction/underconsumption and financial crisis of credit expansion and contraction,Explores the deflationary consequences of quantitative easing (QE), the contraction of credit, and the role of China in the global economy,Includes an updated further reading section
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Provides a detailed answer to the question 'what is capitalism?',Brings together sociological and historical approaches to the study of capitalism, drawing on material from a wide range of historical and contemporary societies,Looks at the origins and developments of capitalism and the various forms it takes worldwide,Analyses historical cases of crisis within capitalism,Discusses the global financial crisis of 2007-8 and its on-going effects,Highlights the problems of financial capitalism by identifying two crisis mechanisms - overproduction/underconsumption and financial crisis of credit expansion and contraction,Explores the deflationary consequences of quantitative easing (QE), the contraction of credit, and the role of China in the global economy,Includes an updated further reading section

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