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Swanson, Paul

An introduction to capitalism / Paul Swanson. - New York : Routledge, 2012. - xvi, 372 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Content:
The development of the capitalist system;
Economic systems;
The rise of capitalism in the United States;
Growth in the US economy, 1865-1914;
Imperialism;
The socialist challenge;
Markets in a capitalist economy;
Markets;
Labor markets;
Labor;
Income distribution;
Personal income and wealth distribution;
Poverty;
Public policy : issues and institutions;
Market failure and government regulation;
The economy and the environment;
Measuring the economy;
Business cycles and unemployment;
The theory of output and employment;
Accumulation and macroeconomic instability;
The federal government budget : instrument of fiscal policy;
Money, banking, and the federal reserve;
International trade;
Recent history and beyond;
The Great Depression : time of economic crisis;
The post-war economic boom;
After the golden age : the rise of free market ideology.

ISBN: 9780415550925 9780415779081

LCCN: 2012008129

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Free enterprise.
Keynesian economics.
Fiscal policy.
Labor market.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Economic policy.

Dewey Class. No.: 330.122 SWA