The Triumph of Capitalism

by Degen,Robert

• ISBN13: 9781412806893
• ISBN10: 1412806895
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-15
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Robert A. Degen is Professor of Economics, Emeritus at Sewance, The University of the South.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations	p. ix
Foreword: A Summary of The Triumph of Capitalism	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
The Gestation and Birth of the Capitalist System	p. 1
A Glimmer of Capitalism in Primitive and Ancient Societies	p. 1
Thousand-Year Bridge: Antiquity to Early Modern Times	p. 7
Mercantilism	p. 13
The Flowering of Systemic Capitalism	p. 17
Capitalism Becomes an Endangered Species	p. 37
Post-World War I to the Early Thirties	p. 37
Deep Depression, World War II, and Recovery	p. 51
Economic Cohabitation-A Thirty-Year Paradigm	p. 71
Public Ownership	p. 72
Planning	p. 76
Regulation	p. 85
Welfare State	p. 87
Government Expenditures	p. 92
Role of Debt	p. 94
Labor Relations	p. 94
A New Wave of Capitalism-And Undertow of Socialism	p. 101
Privatization	p. 106
Planning Fades Away	p. 110
Regulatory Crosscurrents	p. 111
Industrial Policy	p. 118
Globalization	p. 125
Nouveau Finance	p. 140
The Troubles of Organized Labor	p. 145
Adjusting the Welfare State	p. 150
Rise and Decline of Government Spending	p. 162
Environmentalism	p. 164
Surge and Excess	p. 169
Recapitulation and Inferences	p. 181
Author Bibliography	p. 199
Index	p. 201
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