Capitalism /
With the collapse of socialism, capitalism is now poised to become a truly global system. Three major questions arise from this success: Can capitalism revolutionize the living standards of the poor nations in the way it has done in the West? Can the global ecosystem survive such a massive expansion...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
1995.
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| Series: | Concepts in social thought
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| Summary: | With the collapse of socialism, capitalism is now poised to become a truly global system. Three major questions arise from this success: Can capitalism revolutionize the living standards of the poor nations in the way it has done in the West? Can the global ecosystem survive such a massive expansion of industrial output? And if capitalism prevails, will human beings be any happier as a result? After explaining how the capitalist system works, Peter Saunders draws on the latest evidence from around the world to provide a "social audit" of contemporary capitalism. He concludes with a review of capitalism's status in the countries where it originated. |
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| Item Description: | "First published by Open University Press, 1995"--T.p. verso. |
| Physical Description: | viii, 140 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-133) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0816627983 (hbk.) 0816627991 (pbk.) |