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Capitalism and Its Economics: A Critical History
Douglas Dowd
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Description for Capitalism and Its Economics: A Critical History
Paperback. New edition of this critical history of the relationship between economic thought and capitalism from 1750 to the present. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: KCS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 722.
Analysing the relationship between economic thought and capitalism from 1750 to the present, Douglas Dowd examines the dynamic interaction of two processes: the historical realities of capitalism and the evolution of economic theory. He demonstrates that the study of economics celebrates capitalism in ways that make it necessary to classify economic science as pure ideology. A thoroughly modern history, this book shows how economics has become ideology. A radical critic of capitalism, Dowd surveys its detrimental impact across the globe and throughout history.
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Analysing the relationship between economic thought and capitalism from 1750 to the present, Douglas Dowd examines the dynamic interaction of two processes: the historical realities of capitalism and the evolution of economic theory. He demonstrates that the study of economics celebrates capitalism in ways that make it necessary to classify economic science as pure ideology. A thoroughly modern history, this book shows how economics has become ideology. A radical critic of capitalism, Dowd surveys its detrimental impact across the globe and throughout history.
The book includes biographical sketches and brief analyses of the major ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745322797
SKU
V9780745322797
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About Douglas Dowd
Douglas Dowd was a widely respected academic and political activist. He taught at Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University, University of California, Berkeley, San Jose State University and at the University of Modena in Italy. He is the author of Capitalism and its Economics (Pluto, 2004), Inequality and the Global Economic Crisis (Pluto, 2009) and Understanding Capitalism (Pluto, 2000).
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