Understanding Capitalism - Competition, Command, and Change

About the author

Samuel Bowles is Research Professor at the Santa Fe Institute and Professor of Economics at the University of Siena, Italy.

Richard Edwards is Professor of Economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Frank Roosevelt is Professor Emeritus of Economics at Sarah Lawrence College.

Mehrene Larudee is Visiting Associate Professor at Hampshire College.

Additional text

Understanding Capitalism is a great introduction to political economy and an excellent alternative to standard texts for introducing students to economics in general. The text's framework and analysis help students develop a critical perspective on the economic and social world around them, like no other textbook on the market does.

Product details

• Authors: Samuel (Head of Behavioral Science Program Bowles, Samuel (Head of Behavioral Science Program; Research Professor Bowles, Bowles Samuel, Richard Edwards, Richard (Director of the Center for Great Plains Studies; Professor of Economics Edwards, Mehrene (Visiting Associate Professor Larudee, Larudee Mehrene, Frank (Emeritus Professor of Economics Roosevelt, Roosevelt Frank
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2017
• EAN: 9780190610937
• ISBN: 978-0-19-061093-7
• No. of pages: 592
• Dimensions: 205 mm x 252 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Microeconomics, Economic history, Economic theory & philosophy, Economic systems and structures, Economic systems & structures, Microeconomics, Economic theory and philosophy