Economics :
Mermelstein, David, 1933-
Economics : mainstream readings and radical critiques / edited by David Mermelstein, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn - 2nd edition - New York : Random House, 1973 - xviii, 462 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
1. An introduction to political economy, a. Capitalist institutions and contemporary economics: an overview : What is capitalism? / What is economics? / Is economics obsolete? No, underemployed / Toward a critique of economics / b. A new industrial state : The new industrial state or son of affluence / Galbraith as ideologue of the status quo / A reply to critics / The newest Nixon looks Galbraithian / Japans' Galbraithian economy / 1. Maurice Dobb -- 2. Gary Becker -- 3. Charles L. Schultze -- 4. Paul Sweezy. 5. Robert M. Solow -- 6. Robert Fitch -- 7. John Kenneth Galbraith -- 8. Businessweek -- 9. Martin Bronfenbrenner . 2. Issues in micro- and macroeconomics, a. Monopoly and the corporate welfare state : The economic structure of American capitalism / The two faces of economic concentration / G. M. in trouble: the Vega plant at Lordstown / The high cost of monopoly / America inc.: a review / The control of the United States oil market / Do businessmen hate government? / b. The consumer in corporate America — Sovereign or subject? : A citizen's guide to the American economy / The real cost of producing an automobile / "Consumerism" and women / The non sequitur of the dependence effect / A Marxist view of consumer sovereignty / c. Macroeconomics in transition : Living with inflation: a liberal perspective, on the eve of Nixon's new economic policy / The new economic policy: a presidential report / A preliminary verdict / Nixon's economic policy: class war in America / The end of U.S. hegemony / Depression ahead / d. The military-industrial complex : The military-industrial complex / Defense expenditure and prosperity: an important digression / Capitalism and the "military-industrial complex": the obstacles to "conversion" / Capitalism and the military-industrial complex: a comment / e. Political economy in the world arena : Reflections on imperialism / Modern imperialism: the view from the metropolis / The third world / Capitalism, underdevelopment and the future of the poor countries / The United Fruit Company / 10. James O'Connor -- 11. M. A. Adelman -- 12. Emma Rothschild -- 13. Mark J. Green -- 14. Robert C. Townsend -- 15. Andrew Shonfield -- 16. G. William Domhoff. 17. Ralph Nader -- 18. Paul Baran and Paul Sweezy -- 19. Ellen Willis -- 20. Friedrich A. Hayek -- 21. Paul Baran. 22. James Tobin and Leonard Ross -- 23. Council of Economic Advisers -- 24. Newsweek — Paul Samuelson and Milton Friedman -- 25. James O'Connor -- 26. Paul Sweezy and Harry Magdoff -- 27. Michael Tanzer. 28. Dwight D. Eisenhower -- 29. Paul A. Samuelson -- 30. Michael Reich and David Finkelhor -- 31. Richard England. 32. Kenneth E. Boulding -- 33. Richard D. Wolff -- 34. Joan Robinson -- 35. Thomas E. Weisskopf -- 36. Pablo Neruda. 3. Income, wealth, and power, a. Income distribution — who gets what and why : The distribution of income / Income distribution in the United States / How 381 super-rich Americans managed not to pay a cent in taxes last year / On taxing and redistributing income / Some arithmetic on the McGovern economic policies / Looking at poverty from a radical perspective / The welfare problem / The economics of crime prevention / Class and the economics of crime / The politics of education / b. The political economy of black America : Can racial discrimination be ended under capitalism? / Employee tastes for discrimination, wages, and profits / The structure of racial discrimination / Black capitalism / c. Sexism and the family : The economics of women's liberation / The economic exploitation of women / Monogamy and the subjugation of women / The second sex in academe / 37. Milton Friedman -- 38. Frank Ackerman, Howard Birnbaum, James Wetzler, and Andrew Zimbalist -- 39. Philip Stern -- 40. Wassily Leontief and George McGovern -- 41. James Tobin -- 42. Howard M. Wachtel -- 43. Herb J. Gans -- 44. Douglass C. North and Roger Leroy Miller -- 45. David M. Gordon -- 46. Herb Gintis. 47. Barbara Bergmann -- 48. Morris Silver -- 49. Raymond Franklin and Solomon Resnick -- 50. Earl Ofari. 51. Barbara R. Bergmann -- 52. Marilyn Power Goldberg -- 53. Eleanor Leacock -- 54. Ann Sutherland Harris. 4. American capitalism at the crossroads, a. Economic growth and ecological constraints : Limits to growth / Don't knock the $2-trillion economy / Economic growth and ecology — An economist's view / The economic meaning of ecology / Economic incentives in air-pollution control / Ecology and class conflict / Next big industry: environmental improvement / b. Toward a socialist alternative : Capitalism versus socialism / Toward a program of studies of the transition to socialism / Conversations with Allende / Maoist economic development / Workers' control: vision of a new social order / How business can rescue capitalism / Man and socialism in Cuba / A future that makes ecological sense / 55. Club of Rome -- 56. Peter Passell and Leonard Ross -- 57. Walter W. Heller -- 58. Barry Commoner -- 59. Edwin S. Mills -- 60. Richard England and Barry Bluestone -- 61. James Brian Quinn. 62. Thomas Sowell -- 63. Paul M. Sweezy -- 64. Regis Debray -- 65. John G. Gurley -- 66. John Case -- 67. Henry C. Wallich -- 68. Che Guevara -- 69. Garrett De Bell.
"In general, I am suggesting that contemporary economic texts do not make any serious effort to raise the relevant questions (not to speak of providing answers) concerning the fundamental nature of our society... The readings in this volume attempt to redress this imbalance. The editor is guided by the view that 'pure' economic analysis, which divorces its subject from its political context, does not merely perpetrate an unfortunate omission but rather a distortion of major proportions. While relevant readings of many political orientations have been included in this book, the majority have been deliberately chosen for their ability to provoke thought and challenge orthodoxy." -- From the preface to the first edition.
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Economics : mainstream readings and radical critiques / edited by David Mermelstein, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn - 2nd edition - New York : Random House, 1973 - xviii, 462 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
1. An introduction to political economy, a. Capitalist institutions and contemporary economics: an overview : What is capitalism? / What is economics? / Is economics obsolete? No, underemployed / Toward a critique of economics / b. A new industrial state : The new industrial state or son of affluence / Galbraith as ideologue of the status quo / A reply to critics / The newest Nixon looks Galbraithian / Japans' Galbraithian economy / 1. Maurice Dobb -- 2. Gary Becker -- 3. Charles L. Schultze -- 4. Paul Sweezy. 5. Robert M. Solow -- 6. Robert Fitch -- 7. John Kenneth Galbraith -- 8. Businessweek -- 9. Martin Bronfenbrenner . 2. Issues in micro- and macroeconomics, a. Monopoly and the corporate welfare state : The economic structure of American capitalism / The two faces of economic concentration / G. M. in trouble: the Vega plant at Lordstown / The high cost of monopoly / America inc.: a review / The control of the United States oil market / Do businessmen hate government? / b. The consumer in corporate America — Sovereign or subject? : A citizen's guide to the American economy / The real cost of producing an automobile / "Consumerism" and women / The non sequitur of the dependence effect / A Marxist view of consumer sovereignty / c. Macroeconomics in transition : Living with inflation: a liberal perspective, on the eve of Nixon's new economic policy / The new economic policy: a presidential report / A preliminary verdict / Nixon's economic policy: class war in America / The end of U.S. hegemony / Depression ahead / d. The military-industrial complex : The military-industrial complex / Defense expenditure and prosperity: an important digression / Capitalism and the "military-industrial complex": the obstacles to "conversion" / Capitalism and the military-industrial complex: a comment / e. Political economy in the world arena : Reflections on imperialism / Modern imperialism: the view from the metropolis / The third world / Capitalism, underdevelopment and the future of the poor countries / The United Fruit Company / 10. James O'Connor -- 11. M. A. Adelman -- 12. Emma Rothschild -- 13. Mark J. Green -- 14. Robert C. Townsend -- 15. Andrew Shonfield -- 16. G. William Domhoff. 17. Ralph Nader -- 18. Paul Baran and Paul Sweezy -- 19. Ellen Willis -- 20. Friedrich A. Hayek -- 21. Paul Baran. 22. James Tobin and Leonard Ross -- 23. Council of Economic Advisers -- 24. Newsweek — Paul Samuelson and Milton Friedman -- 25. James O'Connor -- 26. Paul Sweezy and Harry Magdoff -- 27. Michael Tanzer. 28. Dwight D. Eisenhower -- 29. Paul A. Samuelson -- 30. Michael Reich and David Finkelhor -- 31. Richard England. 32. Kenneth E. Boulding -- 33. Richard D. Wolff -- 34. Joan Robinson -- 35. Thomas E. Weisskopf -- 36. Pablo Neruda. 3. Income, wealth, and power, a. Income distribution — who gets what and why : The distribution of income / Income distribution in the United States / How 381 super-rich Americans managed not to pay a cent in taxes last year / On taxing and redistributing income / Some arithmetic on the McGovern economic policies / Looking at poverty from a radical perspective / The welfare problem / The economics of crime prevention / Class and the economics of crime / The politics of education / b. The political economy of black America : Can racial discrimination be ended under capitalism? / Employee tastes for discrimination, wages, and profits / The structure of racial discrimination / Black capitalism / c. Sexism and the family : The economics of women's liberation / The economic exploitation of women / Monogamy and the subjugation of women / The second sex in academe / 37. Milton Friedman -- 38. Frank Ackerman, Howard Birnbaum, James Wetzler, and Andrew Zimbalist -- 39. Philip Stern -- 40. Wassily Leontief and George McGovern -- 41. James Tobin -- 42. Howard M. Wachtel -- 43. Herb J. Gans -- 44. Douglass C. North and Roger Leroy Miller -- 45. David M. Gordon -- 46. Herb Gintis. 47. Barbara Bergmann -- 48. Morris Silver -- 49. Raymond Franklin and Solomon Resnick -- 50. Earl Ofari. 51. Barbara R. Bergmann -- 52. Marilyn Power Goldberg -- 53. Eleanor Leacock -- 54. Ann Sutherland Harris. 4. American capitalism at the crossroads, a. Economic growth and ecological constraints : Limits to growth / Don't knock the $2-trillion economy / Economic growth and ecology — An economist's view / The economic meaning of ecology / Economic incentives in air-pollution control / Ecology and class conflict / Next big industry: environmental improvement / b. Toward a socialist alternative : Capitalism versus socialism / Toward a program of studies of the transition to socialism / Conversations with Allende / Maoist economic development / Workers' control: vision of a new social order / How business can rescue capitalism / Man and socialism in Cuba / A future that makes ecological sense / 55. Club of Rome -- 56. Peter Passell and Leonard Ross -- 57. Walter W. Heller -- 58. Barry Commoner -- 59. Edwin S. Mills -- 60. Richard England and Barry Bluestone -- 61. James Brian Quinn. 62. Thomas Sowell -- 63. Paul M. Sweezy -- 64. Regis Debray -- 65. John G. Gurley -- 66. John Case -- 67. Henry C. Wallich -- 68. Che Guevara -- 69. Garrett De Bell.
"In general, I am suggesting that contemporary economic texts do not make any serious effort to raise the relevant questions (not to speak of providing answers) concerning the fundamental nature of our society... The readings in this volume attempt to redress this imbalance. The editor is guided by the view that 'pure' economic analysis, which divorces its subject from its political context, does not merely perpetrate an unfortunate omission but rather a distortion of major proportions. While relevant readings of many political orientations have been included in this book, the majority have been deliberately chosen for their ability to provoke thought and challenge orthodoxy." -- From the preface to the first edition.
0394317319
72008764
Economics
Economics--History
Economic history
HB 171.5 / .M55 1973
330/.08