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Informationen zum Autor Victor D. Lippit Klappentext This imaginative and ambitious book rethinks the nature of capitalism. Lippit, a leading heterodox economist in the USA, here delivers a comparative study of different forms of capitalism. He first critically examines the three main capitalist prototypes: * the Anglo-American, market-driven version* the welfare-state capitalism of continental Europe* the state-led capitalism of East Asia. After investigating their various intricacies, he then goes on to analyze the common weaknesses of each different strand. A provocative and stimulating read, this book will be welcomed by postgraduates and professionals in the fields of economics and political economy. Zusammenfassung This imaginative and ambitious book rethinks the nature of capitalism. It critically examines the three main capitalist prototypes, then goes on to analyze the common weaknesses of each strand. A provocative and stimulating read. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of tables, Preface, 1 The capitalist system, 2 Social structures of accumulation: the theoretical issues, 3 Social structures of accumulation: the reinvention of American capitalism, 4 Capitalism, globalization, and technological change, 5 Capitalism and the economic surplus, 6 Capitalism and class, 7 Capitalism and the environment, 8 The future of capitalism, Notes, Selected bibliography, Index
