Property and prophets : The evolution of economic institutions and ideologies / E. K. Hunt.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Harper & Row, 1975.Edition: 2nd edDescription: x, 199 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0060430133
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.9
LOC classification:
  • HC 21 .H85 1975
Partial contents:
Preface -- 1. The ideology of precapitalist Europe -- 2. The transition to early capitalism and the beginnings of the mercantilist view -- 3. The conflict in mercantilist thought -- 4. Classical liberalism and the triumph of industrial capitalism -- 5. Socialist protest amid the Industrial Revolution -- 6. Socialist protest: The economics of Marx -- 7. The rise of corporate capitalism and the defense of laissez faire -- 8. The consolidation of monopoly power and the new Christian paternalist ethic -- 9. Economic prosperity and evolutionary socialism -- 10. Imperialism and revolutionary socialism -- 11. Keynesian economics and the Great Depression -- 12. Contemporary American capitalism and its defenders -- 13. Contemporary American capitalism and its radical critics -- Index.
Summary: "This book combines a brief review of the evolution of some of the most important institutions of capitalism with analyses of recurring ideological defenses of capitalism and radical critiques of capitalism. The unique feature of the book is the method of interweaving economic history and intellectual, or ideological, history." -- From the preface.
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BOOKS BOOKS Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library General Stacks Reference HC 21 .H85 1975 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan NPML19050004

Includes index.

Preface -- 1. The ideology of precapitalist Europe -- 2. The transition to early capitalism and the beginnings of the mercantilist view -- 3. The conflict in mercantilist thought -- 4. Classical liberalism and the triumph of industrial capitalism -- 5. Socialist protest amid the Industrial Revolution -- 6. Socialist protest: The economics of Marx -- 7. The rise of corporate capitalism and the defense of laissez faire -- 8. The consolidation of monopoly power and the new Christian paternalist ethic -- 9. Economic prosperity and evolutionary socialism -- 10. Imperialism and revolutionary socialism -- 11. Keynesian economics and the Great Depression -- 12. Contemporary American capitalism and its defenders -- 13. Contemporary American capitalism and its radical critics -- Index.

"This book combines a brief review of the evolution of some of the most important institutions of capitalism with analyses of recurring ideological defenses of capitalism and radical critiques of capitalism. The unique feature of the book is the method of interweaving economic history and intellectual, or ideological, history." -- From the preface.

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