Capitalism and Its Critics - A Battle of Ideas in the Modern World

John Cassidy tells the story through the eyes of the system''s critics across the globe: from eighteenth-century weavers who rebelled against early factory automation to Eric Williams''s paradigm-changing work on slavery and capitalism, to the Latin American dependistas, the international Wages for Housework campaign of the 1970s, and the modern degrowth movement; from familiar figures like Smith, Marx, Luxemburg, Keynes, Polanyi to the lesser-known voices such as William Thompson, the Irish proto-socialist whose work influenced Marx; Flora Tristan, the French proponent of a universal labour union; John Hobson, the original theorist of imperialism; and J. C. Kumarappa, the Indian exponent of Gandhian economics.

Blending biography, panoramic history, and lively exploration of economic theories, Capitalism and Its Critics illuminates the deep roots of many of the most urgent issues of our time.<>

Product details

• Authors: John Cassidy
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 11.06.2026
• EAN: 9780141993539
• ISBN: 978-0-14-199353-9
• No. of pages: 624
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Capitalism, Economics, HISTORY / Modern / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Capitalism, Economic history, c 1500 onwards to present day, Political Economy, History: specific events and topics, General and world history, Biography: historical, political and military, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Free Enterprise & Capitalism