US Capitalist Development Since 1776: Of, by and for Which People?

by Douglas Dowd

Overview

First Published in 1994. This comprehensive work views U.S. history through the analytical framework of the capitalist process. The highlights of the book are: it weaves together economic history with the history of economic ideas to give a new perspective on the contemporary connections between the economic and social processes; provides an analytical and historical explanation of capitalism as a socioeconomic system; discusses the past and present functioning of the business system, as 'a system of power', with emphasis on the 1970s, 1980s and the stagnation of the 1990s; analyses the relationship between structures of income, wealth and power and class, color and gender; and critically looks at the development and nature of the capitalist state.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781315485270
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/16/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	592
Lexile:	1460L (what's this?)
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Douglas Dowd

Table of Contents

Figures and Tables, Preface, Acknowledgments, 1. Economics and Economies, Past and Present, 2. Capitalism, 3. Business as a System of Power, 4. Growth and Development, Prosperity and Depression, 5. Income, Wealth, and Power, 6. Nature and Nurture; Country and City; Waste and Destruction, 7. World Economy and Imperialism, 8. The State, 9. Needs and Possibilities, Name Index, Subject Index