Is Capitalism Still Progressive?: A Historical Approach - Softcover

Perrotta, Cosimo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3030481719 ISBN 13: 9783030481711

Publisher: Palgrave Pivot, 2021

Synopsis

The economic crisis of 2007/2008 has prompted much debate as to what caused it and what remedies may be implemented in order to regain a healthy economy. This book addresses these issues through the lens of capitalism with a focus on labour economics, arguing that capitalism, and the employment of young people and migrants, may be a suitable antidote to the ongoing political crises in Europe that are taking place as a result of the financial crisis.

Using economic history and the history of economic thought to inform debate, Is Capitalism Still Progressive?: A Historical Approach  will be of interest to policy makers (especially in emerging countries), students and researchers interested in exploring the pros and cons, and persistence, of the capitalist system.

About this title

About the Author

Professor Cosimo Perrotta has been Council Chair of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought, published many articles in the main international journals of this discipline, among other monographs published Consumption as an Investment. The Fear of Goods from Hesiod to Adam Smith (2004) and Unproductive labour. History of an Idea (2018), Routledge.

From the Back Cover

"In his wide-ranging analysis of the history and perspectives of capitalism, Cosimo Perrotta displays at their best the pessimism of the intellect and the optimism of the will. Capitalism is a difficult beast, with many different varieties: a humane, civil capitalism requires complex strategies of intervention, and Perrotta's proposals deserve our full attention."

 - Alessandro Roncaglia, Professor of Economics, University of Roma “La Sapienza”

The economic crisis of 2007/2008 has prompted much debate as to what caused it and what remedies may be implemented in order to regain a healthy economy. This book addresses these issues through the lens of capitalism with a focus on labour economics, arguing that capitalism, and the employment of young people and migrants, may be a suitable antidote to the ongoing political crises in Europe that are taking place as a result of the economic crisis.

Using economic history and the history of economic thought to inform debate, Is Capitalism Still Progressive?: A Historical Approach  will be of interest to policy makers, students and researchers interested in exploring the pros and cons, and persistence, of the capitalist system.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030481719
• ISBN 13: 9783030481711
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 174