Are humans at their core seekers of their own pleasure or cooperative members of society? Paradoxically, they are both. Pleasure-seeking can take place only within the context of what works within a d
Just as today’s observers struggle to justify the workings of the free market in the wake of a global economic crisis, an earlier generation of economists revisited their worldviews following the Grea
Until the early nineteenth century, “risk” was a specialized term: it was the commodity exchanged in a marine insurance contract. Freaks of Fortune tells the story of how the modern concept of risk em
The history of European economic thought has long been written by those seeking to prove or disprove the truth-value of the theories they describe. This work takes a different approach. It explores th
One of the biggest voices for economic and banking policy reform—with support from the Ayn Rand Institute—argues that extreme free market capitalism is the only hope for building back our economy. Joh
Contending Economic Theories offers a unique comparativetreatment of the three main theories in economics as it is taught today: neoclassical, Keynesian,and Marxian. Each is developed and discussed in
Since the first English settlers arrived in North America, the history of the United States has been closely linked to the history of capitalism. This book details the development of the U.S. economy,
Drawing together the debates on the global scope of capitalism this book provides a comprehensive account of global capitalism today. Hugo Radice looks at why globalization has taken place and why it
Bohle (politcal science, Central European U.) and Greskovits (international relations and European studies, Central European U.) examine the political and economic conditions surrounding the transitio
With the collapse of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance in 1991, the Eastern European nations of the former socialist bloc had to figure out their newly capitalist future. Capitalism, they fou
Contending Economic Theories offers a unique comparativetreatment of the three main theories in economics as it is taught today: neoclassical, Keynesian,and Marxian. Each is developed and discussed in
Getting Past Capitalism begins with a critique of the impacts of capitalism on human society and the environment. By taking a fresh look at what capitalism is and at how it is reproduced, it is able t
Post-Keynesian and heterodox economics challenge the mainstream economics theories that dominate the teaching at universities and government economic policies. And it was these latter theories that he
From Steve Forbes, the iconic editor in chief of Forbes Media, and Elizabeth Ames coauthors of How Capitalism Will Save Us—comes a new way of thinking about the role of government and the morality o
Hailed as ?the guide to capitalism,” the New York Times bestseller Wealth and Poverty by George F. Gilder is one of the most famous economic books of all time and has sold more than one million copies
A state-of-the-art assessment of welfare provision, policy and reform at national and at EU level which spans the whole of Europe - East, West and Central. Uniquely broad-ranging in scope, and coverin
"Using a large number of Scottish writers the themes of are all discussed. The distinctive Scottish contribution to the clash between natural liberty and socialist ideas is set out"--Provided by publi
At which moments and in which ways did Jews play a central role in the development of American capitalism? Many popular writers address the intersection of Jews and capitalism, but few scholars, pe
A large number of Scottish writers in economics are discussed according to a thematic approach.The distinctive Scottish contribution to the clash between natural liberty and socialist ideas is set out
A New York Times bestseller, this sweeping narrative from the author of A Beautiful Mind takes us on a journey through modern history with the men and women who changed the lives of every single perso
