Geoffrey Ingham

Capitalism (eBook, ePUB)

With a New Postscript on the Financial Crisis and Its Aftermath

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Now with a substantial new postscript on the financial crisis This book provides a basic introduction to the 'nuts and bolts' of capitalism. It starts by examining the classic accounts of capitalism found in the works of Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Max Weber, Joseph Schumpeter, and John Maynard Keynes. Each placed emphasis on different institutional elements of capitalism - Smith on the market's 'invisible hand'; Marx on capital's exploitation of labour; Weber on the foundations of economic rationality; and Schumpeter and Keynes on the instability that results from capitalism's essentially monetary and financial character. Drawing on these classic accounts, Ingham then offers a succinct analysis of capitalism's basic institutions and their interconnections. Market exchange, the monetary system, the enterprise, capital and financial markets, and the role of the state are dealt with in separate chapters which make use of contemporary material on the recent history of the capitalist system - including the great inflation of the 1970s and the neo-liberal backlash; the 'dot.com' bubble of the late 1990s; and the collapse of Enron and other US corporations. This revised version includes a substantial new postscript on the financial crisis of 2007-8 and its aftermath. The result is a concise, masterly and up-to-date account of the world's most powerful economic system, written in a way that is accessible to students and general readers alike.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780745641232
• Artikelnr.: 38396806

Autorenporträt

Geoffrey Ingham is Reader in Political Economy and Sociology at the University of Cambridge.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1
Part I Classical theories of capitalism 5
1 Smith, Marx and Weber 7
2 Schumpeter and Keynes 36
3 The basic elements of capitalism 52
Part II The institutions 63
4 Money 65
5 Market exchange 92
6 The enterprise 119
7 Capital and financial markets 147
8 The state 175
9 Conclusions 204
Postscript: the financial crisis and its aftermath 227
Notes 265
References 290
Index 304

Rezensionen

"In this meticulous and superbly crafted book Geoff Ingham dissects the nature of capitalism as a complex economic order in which money plays a central role. In developing his rich account he draws upon a remarkable range of theorists and examples which will make the book essential reading to students not only of sociology but throughout the social sciences." -- Mike Savage, University of Manchester

"As an economic system, capitalism forms the basis for western society and for sociological understandings of society. Here, Ingham provides a useful summary of the key institutional elements of a capitalist economy, and an insightful discussion of the key theorists of capitalism. Many will appreciate his ability to cover so much material so ably." -- Bruce Carruthers, Northwestern University