The Trouble with Capitalism by Harry Shutt
Recent instability in financial markets has shaken the idea that the foundations of the global economy are sound. This book forsakes the shibboleths of both the Left and liberal economists to examine the actual behaviour of economic institutions in the OECD countries of the 1980s and 1990s.
'Identifies an impressive array of potential problems' The Christian Science Monitor 'Shutt is one of the few to expose capitalism’s lies and imperfections, faults that critically threaten our democratic survival.' Publishers Weekly 'In this thoughtful treatment of the current economic scene, one feels convinced that the collapse of Western civilization as we know it is at hand.' Library Journal 'Offers no easy answers, but suggests the West is going to have to face the fact that profit-maximising capitalism has run its course.' Tribune 'Based on wide knowledge, well documented source material and sharp analysis, everyone who reads it will learn from it...' Liberation 'Shutt [has] a message for every saver and investor: a crash of 1929 proportions is almost inevitable' Dan Atkinson in The Guardian
Harry Shutt was educated at Oxford and Warwick Universities. He worked for six years in the Development and Planning Division of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). He then moved to the Research Department of the General and Municipal Workers' Union (1973-76) and subsequently became Chief Economist at the Fund for Research and Investment for the Development of Africa (1977-79). Since then he has been an independent economic consultant. His books include 'The Myth of Free Trade: Patterns of Protectionism Since 1945', (1985), 'The Trouble with Capitalism: An Inquiry into the Causes of Global Economic Failure' , (Zed Books, 1999) and 'A New Democracy: Alternatives to a Bankrupt World Order (Zed Books, 2001)
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| ISBN 13 | 9781856495660 |
| ISBN 10 | 1856495663 |
| Title | The Trouble with Capitalism |
| Author | Harry Shutt |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 1998-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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