Economics for everyone : a short guide to the economics of capitalism / Jim Stanford ; illustrations by Tony Biddle.
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London ; Ann Arbor, MI :
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction. Why Study Economics?
- Pt. 1. Preliminaries
- 1. The Economy and Economics
- 2. Capitalism
- 3. Economic History
- 4. The Politics of Economics
- Pt. 2. The Basics of Capitalism: Work, Tools, and Profit
- 5. Work, Production, and Value
- 6. Working with Tools
- 7. Companies, Owners, and Profit
- 8. Workers and Bosses
- 9. Reproduction (for Economists!)
- 10. Closing the Little Circle
- Pt. 3. Capitalism as a System
- 11. Competition
- 12. Investment and Growth
- 13. Employment and Unemployment
- 14. Dividing the Pie
- 15. Capitalism and the Environment
- Pt. 4. The Complexity of Capitalism
- 16. Money and Banking
- 17. Inflation, Central Banks, and Monetary Policy
- 18. Paper Chase: Stock Markets, Financialization, and Pensions
- 19. The Conflicting Personalities of Government
- 20. Spending and Taxing
- 21. Globalization
- 22. Development (and Otherwise)
- 23. Closing the Big Circle
- 24. The Ups and Downs of Capitalism
- Pt. 5. Challenging Capitalism
- 25. Evaluating Capitalism
- 26. Improving Capitalism
- 27. Replacing Capitalism?
- Conclusion: A Dozen Big Things to Remember About Economics.
