Capitalism for Realists - Virtues and Vices of the Modern Economy

Drawing on data from across disciplines, this book presents a fresh overview of the workings of the modern economy, with particular emphasis on those aspects of capitalism that have so far eluded a balanced and synthetic theoretical treatment: inequality, exploitation, neoliberalism, industrial policy, crony capitalism and capitalist peace.

List of contents

1. Capitalism’s critics and defenders: A possibility of reconciliation 2. Historic origins: More political-economic in nature than cultural 3. A nuanced look at poverty, exploitation, and inequality 4. Capitalism globalized: The spectre of neoliberalism and the ambitions of industrial policy 5. But capitalism corrupts our morals, does it not? 6. Conclusion: What about the environment?

About the author

Tibor Rutar is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Maribor, Slovenia, and author of Rational Choice and Democratic Government: A Sociological Approach (Routledge, 2021).

Summary

Drawing on data from across disciplines, this book presents a fresh overview of the workings of the modern economy, with particular emphasis on those aspects of capitalism that have so far eluded a balanced and synthetic theoretical treatment: inequality, exploitation, neoliberalism, industrial policy, crony capitalism and capitalist peace.

Product details

• Authors: Tibor Rutar, Tibor (University of Maribor Rutar
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.11.2022
• EAN: 9781032305912
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3230591-2
• No. of pages: 178
• Series: Routledge Studies in Political Sociology
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Capitalism, Social groups, Political science & theory, Economic theory & philosophy, Political Economy, Political science and theory, Economic theory and philosophy, Social groups, communities and identities