Introduction to Political Economy 5th edition - Softcover

Charles Sackrey; Geoffrey Schneider; Janet Knoedler

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9781878585721: Introduction to Political Economy 5th edition

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Few economics programs today offer students the opportunity to study the history of economic thought or the philosophical foundations of diverse schools of economics. Introduction to Political Economy reintroduces these ideas into the curriculum by presenting the work of the most influential economists of modern times--Marx, Veblen, Keynes, Galbraith, and Adam Smith.
Introduction to Political Economy covers these thinkers' central ideas, including their writings on social class, the role of government in taming capitalist economies, and misleading assumptions about human behavior in mainstream models. It concludes by presenting classic critiques of monopoly capitalism, examining the Swedish "middle way" between capitalism and socialism, and, in a new chapter, discusses the history and importance of the Mondragon Cooperative Corporation in Spain's Basque Country--the world's largest cooperative enterprise.

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The Economic Affairs Bureau publishes Dollars & Sense a bimonthly magazine of real-world economics. Dollars & Sense explains the working of the U.S. and international economies, and provides progressive perspectives on current economic issues. It is edited and produced by a collective of economists, journalists, and activists who are committed to social justice and economic democracy.
The Economic Affairs Bureau also publishes the following books: Real World Macro, Real World Micro, Current Economic Issues, Real World Globalization, Real World Banking and Finance, The Environment in Crisis, Striking a Balance: Work, Family, Life, Grassroots Journalism, Real World Latin America, and Unlevel Playing Fields: Understanding Wage Inequality and Discrimination.

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