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This imaginative and ambitious book rethinks the nature of capitalism. Lippit, a leading heterodox economist in the USA, here delivers a comparative study of different forms of capitalism. He first critically examines the three main capitalist prototypes: * the Anglo-American, market-driven version* the welfare-state capitalism of continental Europe* the state-led capitalism of East Asia.After investigating their various intricacies, he then goes on to analyze the common weaknesses of each different strand. A provocative and stimulating read, this book wi

Title Capitalism [electronic resource] / Victor D. Lippit.
Publisher London
New York : Routledge
Creation Date 2005
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [176]-182) and index.
English
Content The capitalist system -- Social structures of accumulation: the theoretical issues -- Social structures of accumulation: the reinvention of American capitalism -- Capitalism, globalization and technological change -- Capitalism and the economic surplus -- Capitalism and class -- Capitalism and the environment -- The future of capitalism.
Series Routledge frontiers of political economy
71
Extent 1 online resource (209 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010710763105171
MARC RECORDS
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