The origins and evolution of consumer capitalism : a Veblenian-Keynesian perspective
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The origins and evolution of consumer capitalism : a Veblenian-Keynesian perspective
（Economics as social theory）
Routledge, 2023
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Argues that the rise and rise of consumer capitalism has been responsible for global military conflict, the boom and bust economic cycle, and the ongoing environmental crisis.
Combines heterodox economic theory (particularly Keynes, Veblen and Minsky) with global case studies to present a complete analysis of the history of consumer capitalism.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Chapter 1: The Paradoxes of Consumer Capitalism
Chapter 2: Towards an Evolutionary Theory of Consumer Capitalism: Thorstein Veblen and John Maynard Keynes
Chapter 3: Continuous-mass Production and The Rise of the Modern Corporation
Chapter 4: How to Absorb the Output? Consumerism versus Militarism: Veblen, Hobson, and Polanyi
Chapter 5: Keynes and The Great Depression: Poverty in the Midst of Plenty
Chapter 6: The Myopic Consumer and the Rational Economist: The Institutional Pattern of Consumption and Theories of Consumer Choice
Chapter 7: The Liquefication of Everything: Corporate Power and the Evolution of Consumer Credit
Chapter 8: America's Perpetual Trade Deficit
Chapter 9: The Great Financial Crisis--A Test of Two Models: Minsky's Financial Instability Hypothesis and the Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model
Chapter 10: Quantitative Easing versus Modern Monetary Theory: Overcoming the Limits of the Private Domestic Economy
Chapter 11: The Darwinian Dilemma: Winning the Struggle,
Making the World Uninhabitable
Chapter 12: Conclusion: The Civilization of Consumer Capitalism
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