Property and prophets : the evolution of economic institutions and ideologies

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Property and prophets : the evolution of economic institutions and ideologies

E.K. Hunt ; with foreword by Robert Pollin

M.E. Sharpe, c2003

Updated 7th ed

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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ISBN 9780765606082

Description

"Property and Prophets" is a concise history of the rise and subsequent triumph of capitalism. Focused primarily on England until 1800 and the United States since 1800, the book's economic history is interspersed with the history of ideas that evolved along with the capitalist system.

Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1 The Ideology of Precapitalist Europe
  • Chapter 2 The Transition to Early Capitalism and the Beginnings of the Mercantilist View
  • Chapter 3 The Conflict in Mercantilist Thought
  • Chapter 4 Classical Liberalism and the Triumph of Industrial Capitalism
  • Chapter 5 Socialist Protest Amid the Industrial Revolution
  • Chapter 6 Marx's Conception of Capitalism
  • Chapter 7 Marx's Social and Economic Theories
  • Chapter 8 The Rise of Corporate Capitalism and Its Ideological Defenses
  • Chapter 9 The Consolidation of Monopoly Power and the Writings of Veblen
  • Chapter 10 Economic Prosperity and Evolutionary Socialism
  • Chapter 11 Imperialism and Revolutionary Socialism
  • Chapter 12 Keynesian Economics and the Great Depression
  • Chapter 13 Contemporary American Capitalism and Its Defenders
  • Chapter 14 Contemporary American Capitalism and Its Radical Critics
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: pbk ISBN 9780765606099

Description

"Property and Prophets" is a concise history of the rise and subsequent triumph of capitalism. Focused primarily on England until 1800 and the United States since 1800, the book's economic history is interspersed with the history of ideas that evolved along with the capitalist system.

Table of Contents

This volume profiles a dozen British men and women, who, for varying reasons, opposed the policy of the British government towards its 13 colonies before and during the American Revolution. Their actions helped prepare the way for the recognition of the United States as an independent nation.

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