| Specters of Capitalism: A Critique of Current Intellectual Fashions Contributor(s): Amin, Samir (Author) |
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ISBN: 0853459347 ISBN-13: 9780853459347 Publisher: Monthly Review Press OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1998 Annotation: Amin, one of the most influential economists today, examines the changing notion of crisis in capitalism; misconceptions of the free market model; the various distortions of Marx's method; the role of culture in revolutions; the decline of the "law of value" in economics; the philosophical roots of postmodernism; how telecommunications affect ideology; and the myth of "pure economics."
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic History - Business & Economics | Free Enterprise & Capitalism - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory |
| Dewey: 330.122 |
| LCCN: 98009578 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.7" W x 7.7" (0.60 lbs) 160 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Amin, one of the most influential economists today, examines the changing notion of crisis in capitalism; misconceptions of the free market model; the various distortions of Marx's method; the role of culture in revolutions; the decline of the law of value in economics; the philosophical roots of postmodernism; how telecommunications affect ideology; and the myth of pure economics. |
Contributor Bio(s): Amin, Samir: - Samir Amin is Director of the Third World Forum in Dakar, Senegal and President of the World Forum for Alternatives. His numerous works include Eurocentrism: Second Edition, The World We Wish to See, The Liberal Virus, Unequal Development, and Spectres of Capitalism. |