{"product_id":"economics-for-everyone-9780745335773","title":"Economics for Everyone","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn introductory and critical guide to how the economy works, and what this means for us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Stanford is that rare breed: the teacher who changed your life. He has written a book - both pragmatic and idealistic - with the power to change the world' -- Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate and No Logo.\u003cbr\u003e'Jim Stanford explains what's worth trusting in economics and what's not in an accessible way. Read this book' -- Steve Keen, Professor and Head, School of Economics, Politics \u0026amp; History, Kingston University, London, U.K.\u003cbr\u003e'Helps us understand what the newspapers never explain: how these economic crises are a product of the inequalities and incapacity for social foresight that is capitalism's everyday economics' -- Hilary Wainwright, editor of Red Pepper\u003cbr\u003e'Quite simply the best critical introduction to economics you can find' -- Frank Stilwell, Professor Emeritus of Political Economy, University of Sydney, Australia\u003cbr\u003e'Clear, compelling, lively and anger-provoking, all at once' -- Robert Pollin, Distinguished Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI), University of Massachusetts-Amherst, U.S.A.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e  Introduction: Why Study Economics?\u003cbr\u003e  Part I: Preliminaries\u003cbr\u003e  1. The Economy and Economics \u003cbr\u003e  2. Capitalism \u003cbr\u003e  3. Economic History \u003cbr\u003e  4. The Politics of Economics \u003cbr\u003e  Part II: The Basics of Capitalism: Work, Tools and Profit\u003cbr\u003e  5. Work, Production and Value \u003cbr\u003e  6. Working with Tools \u003cbr\u003e  7. Companies, Owners and Profit \u003cbr\u003e  8. Working for a Living \u003cbr\u003e  9. Reproduction (for Economists!) \u003cbr\u003e  10. Closing the Little Circle \u003cbr\u003e  Part III: Capitalism as a System\u003cbr\u003e  11. Competition\u003cbr\u003e  12. Business Investment \u003cbr\u003e  13. Employment and Unemployment \u003cbr\u003e  14. Inequality and Its Consequences \u003cbr\u003e  15. Divide and Conquer \u003cbr\u003e  16. Capitalism and the Environment \u003cbr\u003e  Part IV: The Complexity of Capitalism\u003cbr\u003e  17. Money and Banking \u003cbr\u003e  18. Inflation, Central Banks and Monetary Policy \u003cbr\u003e  19. Paper Chase: Stock Markets, Financialization \u003cbr\u003e  and Pensions \u003cbr\u003e  20. The Conflicting Personalities of Government \u003cbr\u003e  21. Spending and Taxing \u003cbr\u003e  22. Globalization \u003cbr\u003e  23. Development (and Otherwise) \u003cbr\u003e  24. Closing the Big Circle \u003cbr\u003e  25. The Ups and Downs of Capitalism \u003cbr\u003e  26. Meltdown and Aftermath \u003cbr\u003e  Part V: Challenging Capitalism\u003cbr\u003e  27. Evaluating Capitalism \u003cbr\u003e  28. Improving Capitalism \u003cbr\u003e  29. Replacing Capitalism? \u003cbr\u003e  Conclusion: A Baker's Dozen: Key Things to Remember \u003cbr\u003e  Index","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865698316631,"sku":"9780745335773","price":21.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745335773.jpg?v=1722275157","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/economics-for-everyone-9780745335773","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}