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Capitalism: Should You Buy it?
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ABSTRACT
Before there was economics, there was political economy, an interdisciplinary adventure boldly and critically seeking to understand capitalism. Over time, the social sciences evolved into specific disciplines - economics, sociology, political science - that less often questioned capitalist perspectives and the state. Contrasting three traditions - neoclassicism, Keynesianism, and neo-Marxism - Capitalism: Should You Buy It? traces the historical development of each and evaluates whether they view capitalism as the root cause of or the solution to the pressing problems now facing humanity. This accessible and hopeful book is a call to everyone - citizen, student, public intellectual - to revive the critical edge towards capitalism.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |1 pages
PART I Why Political Economy?
chapter |1 pages
Introduction to Part I
chapter 1|8 pages
Economics Lost: Why We Need Political Economy
part |1 pages
PART II The Three Paradigms
chapter |3 pages
Introduction to Part II
chapter 3|18 pages
The Neoclassical Paradigm
chapter 4|26 pages
The Keynesian Paradigm
chapter 5|28 pages
The Neo-Marxist Paradigm
part |1 pages
PART III Political Economy and Contemporary Issues
chapter |2 pages
Introduction to Part III
chapter 6|22 pages
Inequality
chapter 7|20 pages
Democracy
chapter 8|21 pages
Individualism versus Community
chapter 9|16 pages
Globalization
chapter 10|15 pages
Environment and Climate Change
chapter 11|16 pages
Education
chapter 12|17 pages
Race
chapter 13|16 pages
Gender and Family
part |1 pages
PART IV Conclusion