What Capitalism Needs
Forgotten Lessons of Great Economists
- Authors:
- John L. Campbell, Dartmouth College
- John A. Hall, McGill University, Montréal
- Date Published: September 2021
- availability: In stock
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781108487825
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From unemployment to Brexit to climate change, capitalism is in trouble and ill-prepared to cope with the challenges of the coming decades. How did we get here? While contemporary economists and policymakers tend to ignore the political and social dimensions of capitalism, some of the great economists of the past - Adam Smith, Friedrich List, John Maynard Keynes, Joseph Schumpeter, Karl Polanyi and Albert Hirschman - did not make the same mistake. Leveraging their insights, sociologists John L. Campbell and John A. Hall trace the historical development of capitalism as a social, political, and economic system throughout the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. They draw comparisons across eras and around the globe to show that there is no inevitable logic of capitalism. Rather, capitalism's performance depends on the strength of nation-states, the social cohesion of capitalist societies, and the stability of the international system - three things that are in short supply today.
Read more- Recovers the forgotten insights of great economists of the past
- Traces the historical development of capitalism as a social, political and economic system throughout the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries
- Draws lessons from comparisons across the globe and across different eras
- Explains why capitalism today is failing
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'This superb book reminds us of one enduring insight. Economists like Smith, Hirschman, List, Keynes, Schumpeter, and Polanyi understood what modern economics has forgotten. Capitalism does not flourish when markets are fully free. It thrives when they are socially embedded and politically well governed. A turbulent twentieth century has made this pandemic moment ripe for this timeless reminder.' Peter J. Katzenstein, Cornell University
See more reviews'Inspired by the insights of six key economists, Campbell and Hall offer a masterful interpretation of the global political economy from the early twentieth century until today. What political and economic conditions enabled the golden era of prosperity after the trauma of the Second World War? Why did this period end as economic inequality combined with slower growth, greater instability, and resurgent intolerance? And what lies ahead, as China assumes a leading role in the world's economy? In a compelling and carefully researched analysis, the authors identify the critical conditions upon which the viability of global capitalism depends and map out ways to meet the challenges of the future.' Bruce G. Carruthers, Northwestern University
'A capitalist economy is never pure capitalism. Its operation is, as John Campbell and John Hall show us so clearly and effectively, both supported and impeded by an array of institutions and government policies, and it produces consequences that themselves affect the economy's functioning.' Lane Kenworthy, University of California, San Diego
'Graduate and undergraduate students will benefit from reading this book. It forces the (particularly younger) reader to think deeply about where we came from and how we go there … excellent research.' Matthew C. Mahutga, Social Forces
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- Date Published: September 2021
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781108487825
- length: 1 pages
- dimensions: 222 x 146 x 22 mm
- weight: 0.51kg
- availability: In stock
Table of Contents
1. Sociology from economics
2. Phoenix from the ashes
3. Storm clouds
4. Nationalism and social cohesion
5. State failure
6. What next?
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