Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction - Softcover

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Fulcher, James

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9780192802187: Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2004

Synopsis

This Introduction explores the origins of capitalism and questions whether it did indeed originate in Europe. It examines a distinctive stage in the development of capitalism that began in the 1980s, in order to understand where we are now and how capitalism has evolved since. The book discusses the crisis tendencies of capitalism--including the S.E. Asian banking crisis, the collapse of the Russian economy, and the 1997-1998 global financial crisis--asking whether capitalism is doomed to fail. In the end, the author ruminates on a possible alternative to capitalism, discussing socialism, communal and cooperative experiments, and alternatives proposed by environmentalists.

About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.

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James Fulcher is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Leicester.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0192802186
ISBN 13 
9780192802187
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
160
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