Social Murder and Other Shortcomings of Conservative Economics - Couverture souple

Chernomas, Robert; Hudson, Ian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1894037316 ISBN 13 : 9781894037310

Editeur : Arp Books, 2008

Synopsis

Corporate power is one of the strongest forces shaping our world. More than half of the top 100 economic entities today are private corporations. With their immense size comes commensurate influence, to the point where corporations are able to wreak social and environmental destruction with few serious consequences. Yet, amazingly, this subject is essentially absent from the study of economics. The conservative economic theory that dominates the profession is based on the core belief that as little as possible should interfere with businesses' pursuit of profit. This approach to economics ignores history, politics, poverty, the natural environment, and social class, among other inconvenient realities. Conservative economics would almost be laughable--were it not for the fact that this way of thinking helps prop up the worst excesses of capitalism.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Robert Chernomas is a Professor of Economics at the University of Manitoba with research and political interests in health economics, the social determinants of health and macroeconomics. Ian Hudson is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Manitoba, currently researching in the areas of political economy and ethical consumption.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arp Books
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1894037316
• ISBN 13: 9781894037310
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 232
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• Personne responsable: non disponible