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An introduction to capitalism / Paul Swanson.

By: Publication details: New York : Routledge, 2012.Description: xvi, 372 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780415550925
  • 9780415779081
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.122 SWA
Contents:
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.
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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.