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9780198726074 (10-digit ISBN: 0198726074)
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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
- What is capitalism? Is capitalism the same everywhere? Is there an alternative? The word 'capitalism' is one that is heard and used frequently, but what is capitalism really all about, and what does it mean? This Very Short Introduction addresses questions such as 'what is capital?' before discussing the history and development of capitalism through several detailed case studies, ranging from the tulipomania of 17th century Holland, the Great Depression of the 1930s, and in this new edition, the impact of the global financial crisis that started in 2007-8.James Fulcher looks at the different forms that capitalism takes in Britain, Japan, Sweden, and the United States, and explores whether capitalism has escaped the nation-state by going global. It ends by asking whether there is an alternative to capitalism, discussing socialism, communal and cooperative experiments, and the alternatives proposed by environmentalists.
1: What is capitalism?
2: Where did it come from?
3: How did we get here?
4: Is capitalism the same everywhere?
5: Has capitalism gone global?
6: Crisis? What crisis?
References
Further reading
Index
2: Where did it come from?
3: How did we get here?
4: Is capitalism the same everywhere?
5: Has capitalism gone global?
6: Crisis? What crisis?
References
Further reading
Index
Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible.
Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library.
Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.
Please note: As this series is not ELT material, these titles are not subject to discount.
1: What is capitalism?
2: Where did it come from?
3: How did we get here?
4: Is capitalism the same everywhere?
5: Has capitalism gone global?
6: Crisis? What crisis?
References
Further reading
Index
2: Where did it come from?
3: How did we get here?
4: Is capitalism the same everywhere?
5: Has capitalism gone global?
6: Crisis? What crisis?
References
Further reading
Index
Key Features
- 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
- What is capitalism? Is capitalism the same everywhere? Is there an alternative? The word 'capitalism' is one that is heard and used frequently, but what is capitalism really all about, and what does it mean? This Very Short Introduction addresses questions such as 'what is capital?' before discussing the history and development of capitalism through several detailed case studies, ranging from the tulipomania of 17th century Holland, the Great Depression of the 1930s, and in this new edition, the impact of the global financial crisis that started in 2007-8.James Fulcher looks at the different forms that capitalism takes in Britain, Japan, Sweden, and the United States, and explores whether capitalism has escaped the nation-state by going global. It ends by asking whether there is an alternative to capitalism, discussing socialism, communal and cooperative experiments, and the alternatives proposed by environmentalists.
Series Description
Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible.
Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library.
Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.
Please note: As this series is not ELT material, these titles are not subject to discount.
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