US Capitalist Development Since 1776: Of, by and for Which People? / Edition 1

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:	9781563241673
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/01/1993
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	592
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1460L (what's this?)

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