Savage Economics: Wealth, Poverty and the Temporal Walls of Capitalism Contributor(s): Blaney, David L. (Author), Inayatullah, Naeem (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415548489 ISBN-13: 9780415548489 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 Annotation: Rereading classical authors this book provides a systematic and fundamental cultural critique of political economy. Blaney and Inayuntullah construct a powerful argument about how political economy and the capitalist market economy should be understood and demonstrate that poverty is a product of capitalism itself, rather than capitalism being the solution to the problem of poverty. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Free Enterprise & Capitalism - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy |
Dewey: 330.122 |
LCCN: 2009021858 |
Series: RIPE Series in Global Political Economy (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.83 lbs) 248 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This innovative book challenges the most powerful and pervasive ideas concerning political economy, international relations, and ethics in the modern world. Rereading classical authors including Adam Smith, James Steuart, Adam Ferguson, Hegel, and Marx, it provides a systematic and fundamental cultural critique of political economy and critically describes the nature of the mainstream understanding of economics. Blaney and Inayatullah construct a powerful argument about how political economy and the capitalist market economy should be understood, demonstrating that poverty is a product of capitalism itself. They address the questions:
Opening the way for radically different policies addressing poverty and demanding a rethink of the connections between political economy and international relations, this thought-provoking book is vital reading for students and scholars of politics, economics, IPE and international relations. |