Screen LibraryCapitalism : the story behind the word /
"This short book is an attempt to restore clarity to the concept capitalism, originally a 19th century French word which has been misused and misunderstood, often to the detriment of our own politics"--
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Princeton University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Princeton, New Jersey : |
| Publication Dates: | [2022] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"This short book is an attempt to restore clarity to the concept capitalism, originally a 19th century French word which has been misused and misunderstood, often to the detriment of our own politics"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xx, 225 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-216) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780691237206 0691237204 |
| Index Number: | HB501 |
| CLC: | F03 |
| Call Number: | F03/S698 |
| Contents: | Part I: Problems -- Capitalism and commercial society -- Capitalism and the history of political thought -- Capitalism, war, and debt -- Capitalism, Royalism, and the social question -- Capitalism and the right to work -- Capitalism in a divided world -- Part II: Solutions -- Karl Marx: Capitalism, Communism, and the division of labor -- Adam Smith: Capitalism, utility, and justice -- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: civil society and the state -- David Ricardo: public debt and comparative advantage -- Lorenz von Stein: public debt and public administration -- Conclusion. |