Beschreibung:
Capitalism and its Critics offers an accessible account of major theories of capitalism from the industrial revolution to the present day. The book provides a comprehensive account of the economic and social thought of key theorists from Adam Smith and Karl Marx to David Harvey and Thomas Piketty.
Introduction: Capitalism, Crisis and Critique 1 From Smith to Marx: Marx's Critique of Capitalism 2 Weber and the Iron Cage of Modern Capitalism 3 Schumpeter and Capitalist Crisis 4 Karl Polanyi and the Moral Critique of Capitalism 5 F. A. Hayek and the Emergence of Neoliberalism 6 The Rise and Fall of Organized Capitalism: J. M. Keynes and Social Liberalism 7 The Frankfurt School: Capitalism, Reason and Desire 8 Late Capitalism and Capitalist Crises 9 The Hidden Abodes of Capitalism: Environment, Gender, 'Race' 10 Neoliberalism Triumphant: The New Spirit of Capitalism, Networks, Globalisation 11 The Financial Crisis and Austerity Capitalism: Responses from Thomas Piketty and David Harvey 12 The End of Capitalism: Contemporary Critiques of Capitalism