Economics is too important to be left to the economists. This book provides the information you need to understand how capitalism works (and how it doesn't).
Through clear bite-sized chapters interspersed with illuminating illustrations, this is an antidote to the abstract and ideological way that economics is normally taught and reported on in in media. Key concepts such as finance, competition and wages are explored, and their importance to everyday life is revealed. It answers questions such as 'Do workers need capitalists?', 'Why does capitalism harm the environment?', and 'What really happens on the stock market?'.
The book is supported with a comprehensive set of web-based course materials including videos for popular economics courses.
By:
Jim Stanford (Centre for Future Work)
Imprint: Pluto Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Height: 230mm,
Width: 150mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 645g
ISBN: 9780745335773
ISBN 10: 0745335772
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 16 May 2015
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified
Acknowledgements Introduction: Why Study Economics? Part I: Preliminaries 1. The Economy and Economics 2. Capitalism 3. Economic History 4. The Politics of Economics Part II: The Basics of Capitalism: Work, Tools and Profit 5. Work, Production and Value 6. Working with Tools 7. Companies, Owners and Profit 8. Working for a Living 9. Reproduction (for Economists!) 10. Closing the Little Circle Part III: Capitalism as a System 11. Competition 12. Business Investment 13. Employment and Unemployment 14. Inequality and Its Consequences 15. Divide and Conquer 16. Capitalism and the Environment Part IV: The Complexity of Capitalism 17. Money and Banking 18. Inflation, Central Banks and Monetary Policy 19. Paper Chase: Stock Markets, Financialization and Pensions 20. The Conflicting Personalities of Government 21. Spending and Taxing 22. Globalization 23. Development (and Otherwise) 24. Closing the Big Circle 25. The Ups and Downs of Capitalism 26. Meltdown and Aftermath Part V: Challenging Capitalism 27. Evaluating Capitalism 28. Improving Capitalism 29. Replacing Capitalism? Conclusion: A Baker's Dozen: Key Things to Remember Index
Jim Stanford is Director of the Centre for Future Work, based at the Australia Institute and Honorary Professor of Political Economy at University of Sydney. He writes an economics column for the Globe and Mail, appears regularly on CBC TV's 'Bottom Line' economics panel and is the author of Economics for Everyone (Pluto, 2015).
Reviews for Economics for Everyone: A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism
'This book is clear, compelling, lively, and anger-provoking, all at once' -- Robert Pollin, Distinguished Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI), University of Massachusetts-Amherst, U.S.A. 'Economics for Everyone is quite simply the best critical introduction to economics you can find' -- Frank Stilwell, Professor Emeritus of Political Economy, University of Sydney, Australia `This book helps us understand what the newspapers never explain: how these economic crises are a product of the inequalities and incapacity for social foresight that is capitalism's everyday economics' -- Hilary Wainwright, editor of Red Pepper 'Jim Stanford explains what's worth trusting in economics and what's not in an accessible way. Read this book.' -- Steve Keen, Professor and Head, School of Economics, Politics & History, Kingston University, London, U.K. 'Stanford is that rare breed: the teacher who changed your life. He has written a book - both pragmatic and idealistic - with the power to change the world' -- Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate and No Logo.
