Economics for Everyone, Second Edition: A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism - Hardcover

Stanford, Jim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0745335780 ISBN 13: 9780745335780

Publisher: Pluto Press, 2015

Synopsis

Economics is too important to be left to the economists, argues Jim Stanford, and this concise and readable book provides nonspecialists with all the information they need to understand how capitalism works (and how it doesn’t).
            Now in its second edition, Economics for Everyone is an antidote to the abstract and ideological way that economics is normally taught and reported. Key concepts such as finance, competition, and wages are explored, and their importance to everyday life is revealed. Stanford answers such questions as “Do workers need capitalists,” “Why does capitalism harm the environment,” and “What really happens on the stock market.”
            Illustrated with humorous and educational cartoons by Tony Biddle, and supported with a comprehensive set of web-based course materials for popular economics courses, this book will appeal to students of social sciences who need to engage with economics as well as anyone seeking to better understand today’s economy.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Fleming is Professor of Business and Society at Cass Business School, City University London. He researches the changing politics of capitalist employment relations, and has written numerous books and journal articles on this topic. He is the author of Dead Man Working (Zero, 2012) and Contesting the Corporation (Cambridge, 2010)._x000B_

Review:

“Stanford is that rare breed: the teacher who changed your life. He has written a book―both pragmatic and idealistic―with the power to change the world.” (Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate and No Logo.)

"Is economics the 'dismal science'? Not in Jim Stanford's capable hands. If we are to have better economic policies in the future, 'everyone' needs a guide, and this one is short but sweet." (Lars Osberg, Dalhousie University)

"Jim Stanford has provided a highly readable yet rigorous guide to the economics of capitalism. It is to be commended for its comprehensive yet critical coverage--from work to globalization, from the environment to high finance." (Malcolm Sawyer, University of Leeds)

"Jim Stanford has written a wonderfully accessible and useful book for union activists or anyone else who wants to learn about how the economy works in order to change it." (Thea Lee, deputy chief of staff, AFL-CIO)

About this edition

• Publisher: Pluto Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0745335780
• ISBN 13: 9780745335780
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 392
• Illustrator: Biddle Tony