Written by professors at Bucknell University, Introduction to Political Economy covers the work of four of the most influential economists of modern times -– Marx, Veblen, Keynes, and Galbraith -– who are largely ignored in most economics courses. The authors present these thinkers’ central ideas, including their writings on social class, the role of government in taming capitalist economies, and the misleading assumptions about human behavior in mainstream models. They conclude by presenting classic critiques of monopoly capitalism, and examining the Swedish "middle way" between capitalism and socialism.
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"A pedagogical gold mine to any teacher seeking to revive the depth and excitement of political economy." -- William F. Grover, Chair, Department of Political Science, Saint Michael’s College
"A thorough introductory account of some of the best thinking of the real visionaries of political economy." -- Eric Schutz, Economics Department, Rollins College
"A thorough introductory account of some of the best thinking of the real visionaries of political economy." -- Eric Schutz, Economics Department, Rollins College
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Every once in a while you come across a little gem of a book that will expand your mind with its insightful analysis. I sat down and over two 5 hour sittings I read this entire book through word-for-word which is pretty rare for me to do. The book begins by explaining the problems of current neo-liberal economic modeling. The book goes on to tell you what Karl Marx REALLY said and how it had nothing to do with Stalin, China, or the former Soviet Union. You also get a good introduction to economists Veblen, Keynes, and Galbraith and how all of their ideas tie into the Swedish model of the economy that we see today. Best of all, the book does not read like a laborous academic treatise; it's easy to read, moves briskly along, and gets straight to the point.
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Discussions of contemporary capitalism have long been dominated by one line of thinking, which we will define below as the "mainstream" of economics. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
solidaristic wage policy, pecuniary emulation, mainstream economists, unregulated capitalism, social balance, mainstream economics Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Adam Smith, Great Depression, The General Theory, World War, John Maynard Keynes, Dependence Effect, John Kenneth Galbraith, Monthly Review, Thorstein Veblen, Karl Marx, Say's Law, The Affluent Society, Bill Clinton, American Dream, Frederick Engels, General Motors, New Jersey, The Wealth of Nations, Basic Books, Bill Gates, George Bush, Gilded Age, Harvard University Press New!
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Discussions of contemporary capitalism have long been dominated by one line of thinking, which we will define below as the "mainstream" of economics. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
solidaristic wage policy, pecuniary emulation, mainstream economists, unregulated capitalism, social balance, mainstream economics Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Adam Smith, Great Depression, The General Theory, World War, John Maynard Keynes, Dependence Effect, John Kenneth Galbraith, Monthly Review, Thorstein Veblen, Karl Marx, Say's Law, The Affluent Society, Bill Clinton, American Dream, Frederick Engels, General Motors, New Jersey, The Wealth of Nations, Basic Books, Bill Gates, George Bush, Gilded Age, Harvard University Press New!
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- The Communist Manifesto and Other Revolutionary Writings: Marx, Marat, Paine, Mao Tse-Tung, Gandhi and Others (Dover Thrift Editions) by Robert Blaisdell on 7 pages
- The Affluent Society by John Kenneth Galbraith on 6 pages
- The Communist Manifesto (Signet Classics) by Karl Marx on 6 pages
- The Wealth of Nations (Bantam Classics) by Adam Smith on 6 pages
- Monopoly Capital: An Essay on the American Economic and Social Order by Paul Baran on 6 pages
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