Capitalist economics / Samuel A. Chambers.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]Copyright date: Ã2022Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 192 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197556924 (ebook) :Subject(s): Capitalism
| EconomicsAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197556887DDC classification: 330.122 LOC classification: HB501Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 'Capitalist Economics' introduces and explains the basic economic forces that shape the present and structure the future of capitalist societies today. Rejecting the idea that economics is a universal science of 'choice' or the 'efficient allocation of scarce resources,' this book analyzes economic forces and relations as essential elements of a broader society. This entails understanding 'the economic' as a logic that always operates alongside cultural, political, and social forces. As well, it requires grasping the economic as itself a product of historical development. This book explores the unique economic pressures found in capitalist societies, offering detailed yet concise analysis of basic concepts - commodities, money, exchange, interest - and investigating broader issues such as the source of profit, the nature of growth, and the role of technology and invention.
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Also issued in print: 2022.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Capitalist Economics' introduces and explains the basic economic forces that shape the present and structure the future of capitalist societies today. Rejecting the idea that economics is a universal science of 'choice' or the 'efficient allocation of scarce resources,' this book analyzes economic forces and relations as essential elements of a broader society. This entails understanding 'the economic' as a logic that always operates alongside cultural, political, and social forces. As well, it requires grasping the economic as itself a product of historical development. This book explores the unique economic pressures found in capitalist societies, offering detailed yet concise analysis of basic concepts - commodities, money, exchange, interest - and investigating broader issues such as the source of profit, the nature of growth, and the role of technology and invention.
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