Making sense of a changing economy : technology, markets, and morals /

Making sense of a changing economy : technology, markets, and morals /

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Author / Creator:Nell, Edward J.
Imprint:London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
Description:1 online resource (xviii, 222 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Capitalism -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Consumption (Economics)
Individualism.
Capitalism -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Consumption (Economics)
Individualism.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11171030
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ISBN:0203980239
9780203980231
9786610150953
6610150958
9780415136402
0415136407
0415136393
0415136407
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-218) and index.
Print version record.
Summary:This text presents an unorthodox view of the current state of economic theory and policies. Deriding the general trend for "econobabble", the author explains the reason why conventional wisdom in economics now seems irrelevant and looks to likely future scenarios.
Other form:Print version: Nell, Edward J. Making sense of a changing economy. London ; New York : Routledge, 1996
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Introduction - Economics at the Alumni Club
  • Part I. Understanding and Misunderstanding Markets
  • 1. Mainstream or Billabong?
  • 2. Invisible Hands: The Price Mechanism or the Multiplier?
  • 3. Institutions: Market Incentives and the General Good
  • Part II. Running the System: Capital, Labour and the State
  • 4. The Paradoxes of Individualism
  • 5. Alternatives: Austerity vs Full Employment
  • Part III. Private Markets and Public Morals
  • 6. Markets, Bureaucracy and Machiavelli
  • 7. Moral Codes and Market Forces
  • Part IV. A New World Order?
  • 8. Twilight in the Marketplace
  • 9. Individualism and the Dilemma of the State Epilogue: The World As Seen From Woodstock

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