Global Political Economy - A Marxist Critique

Informationen zum Autor Bill Dunn is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Economy at the University of Sydney. He is author of Global Political Economy (Pluto, 2008), Global Restructuring and the Power of Labour (Palgrave, 2004), and co-editor, with Hugo Radice, of 100 Years of Permanent Revolution (Pluto, 2006). Klappentext This is an ambitious survey of the history and state of the world economy, covering the major upheavals of the capitalist system over the last 100 years. Bill Dunn provides an original and enlightening explanation of the state of the world economy. He covers all the main aspects of global political economy explaining the theories behind production, trade, finance and relations between rich and poor countries. He also tackles the question of the origin of capitalism, a debate that always proves popular among students and academics. Dunn also includes a critique of alternative perspectives, showing that Marxism still provides the best analytical tools for understanding the global economy. This comprehensive text is a must for students of politics and economics who are keen to understand how the economy reached its current stage and what the future is likely to bring. Zusammenfassung A masterly explanation of events and upheavals in the world economy over the last 100 years.

Product details

• Authors: Bill Dunn, Dunn Bill
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.11.2008
• EAN: 9780745326665
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-2666-5
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Capitalism, Political Ideologies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / World, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Imperialism, General & world history, Colonialism & imperialism, Labour / income economics, Labour Economics, International Economics, Political Economy, Economic systems & structures, Colonialism and imperialism, General and world history, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Political ideologies and movements, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General