The Invisible Handcuffs of Capitalism: How Market Tyranny Stifles the Economy by Stunting Workers Contributor(s): Perelman, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 158367229X ISBN-13: 9781583672297 Publisher: Monthly Review Press OUR PRICE: $21.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Labor - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - Business & Economics | Free Enterprise & Capitalism |
Dewey: 331.13 |
LCCN: 2010050845 |
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.57" W x 8.22" (0.89 lbs) 280 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Mainstream, or more formally, neoclassical, economics claims to be a science. But as Michael Perelman makes clear in his latest book, nothing could be further from the truth. While a science must be rooted in material reality, mainstream economics ignores or distorts the most fundamental aspect of this reality: that the vast majority of people must, out of necessity, labor on behalf of others, transformed into nothing but a means to the end of maximum profits for their employers. The nature of the work we do and the conditions under which we do it profoundly shape our lives. And yet, both of these factors are peripheral to mainstream economics. |
Contributor Bio(s): Perelman, Michael: - Michael Perelman is professor of economics at California State University at Chico, and the author of numerous books, including Steal This Idea and Railroading Economics. |