Perspectives On Capitalism

Author : Art Lindsley
Publisher : ACU Press
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780891125938

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Counting the Cost by Art Lindsley Pdf

If Christians want to accelerate the world’s transition out of abject poverty, they need to examine the role of capitalism. Counting the Cost helps readers begin with the truth of Scripture. It then relies on the economic realities that come from our Godgiven design as the foundation for enabling readers to think critically about capitalism. We live in an unprecedented time in human history. The number of people living in abject poverty is decreasing at an unprecedented rate. Capitalism has played a major role in lifting people out of such poverty, yet many raise legitimate concerns. Does capitalism hurt the poor? Promote materialism? Harm the environment? Allow the rich to get richer at the expense of everyone else? Is capitalism really the best system for organizing societies and the economies that keep them running? This edited volume of articles by noted economists and theologians takes an honest and empathetic look at capitalism and its critiques from a biblical perspective.

Author : Hartmut Berghoff,Adam Rome
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812293883

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Green Capitalism? by Hartmut Berghoff,Adam Rome Pdf

At a time when the human impact on the environment is more devastating than ever, business initiatives frame the quest to "green" capitalism as the key to humanity's long-term survival. Indeed, even before the rise of the environmental movement in the 1970s, businesses sometimes had reasons to protect parts of nature, limit their production of wastes, and support broader environmental reforms. In the last thirty years, especially, many businesses have worked hard to reduce their direct and indirect environmental footprint. But are these efforts exceptional, or can capitalism truly be environmentally conscious? Green Capitalism? offers a critical, historically informed perspective on building a more sustainable economy. Written by scholars of business history and environmental history, the essays in this volume consider the nature of capitalism through historical overviews of twentieth-century businesses and a wide range of focused case studies. Beginning early in the century, contributors explore the response of business leaders to environmental challenges in an era long before the formation of the modern regulatory state. Moving on to midcentury environmental initiatives, scholars analyze failed business efforts to green products and packaging—such as the infamous six-pack ring—in the 1960s and 1970s. The last section contains case studies of businesses that successfully managed greening initiatives, from the first effort by an electric utility to promote conservation, to the environmental overhaul of a Swedish mining company, to the problem of household waste in pre-1990 West Germany. Ranging in geographic scope from Europe to the United States, Green Capitalism? raises questions about capitalism in different historical, sociocultural, and political contexts. Contributors: Hartmut Berghoff, Ann-Kristin Bergquist, Brian C. Black, William D. Bryan, Julie Cohn, Leif Fredrickson, Hugh S. Gorman, Geoffrey Jones, David Kinkela, Roman Köster, Joseph A. Pratt, Adam Rome, Christine Meisner Rosen.

Author : Branko Milanovic
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780674987593

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Capitalism, Alone by Branko Milanovic Pdf

For the first time in history, the globe is dominated by one economic system. Capitalism prevails because it delivers prosperity and meets desires for autonomy. But it also is unstable and morally defective. Surveying the varieties and futures of capitalism, Branko Milanovic offers creative solutions to improve a system that isn’t going anywhere.

Author : Krishna Bharadwaj
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Capitalism
ISBN : OCLC:652142487

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Perspectives on Capitalism by Krishna Bharadwaj Pdf

Author : Asli M. Colpan,Geoffrey Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429632105

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Business, Ethics and Institutions by Asli M. Colpan,Geoffrey Jones Pdf

This book is the first systematic scholarly study on the business history of Turkey from the nineteenth century until the present. It aims to place the distinctive characteristics of capitalism in Turkey within a global and comparative perspective, dealing with three related issues. First, it examines the institutional context that shaped the capitalist development in Turkey. Second, it focuses on the corporate actors, entrepreneurs and business enterprises that have led the national economic growth. Third, it explores the ethical foundations and social responsibility of business enterprises in the country. The comparative and historical approach sets the volume apart from previous books on the subject. Business, Ethics and Institutions aims to strengthen scholarly and policy understanding of Turkish capitalism and the diversified business groups which dominate the economy by providing a deep analysis of the evolution of political and social institutions which shaped corporate activity. It demonstrates the key role played by large family-owned business groups in Turkey’s development. It also seeks to identify both the similarities and the differences in the Turkish pattern of economic development, making comparisons with Japan, an early example of catch-up, and a more successful model than Turkey. The comparative perspective makes the book highly relevant to a wide range of scholars interested in the institutional foundations of modern capitalism and will be of value to researchers, academics, and students in the fields of business and economic history, ethics, organizational studies, and entrepreneurship.

Author : Saeed Rahnema
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3319829211

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The Transition from Capitalism by Saeed Rahnema Pdf

Through a series of conversations with prominent theorists and leading political activists in different parts of the world, this book explores the causes of the setbacks of both the reformist and revolutionary strategies of the socialist Left. Addressing the larger questions around the agenda(s) of socialism in the era of globalization, the interviewees believe that capitalism is not sustainable in the long run, due largely to its inherent contradictions, and that a post-capitalist social world order is inevitable and attainable. Despite notable differences, what emerges from this collection of voices and perspectives is a unified call to mobilize and organize for radical change through engagement with the various social groups that could play instrumental roles in the transition beyond a capitalist social formation.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007-07-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0804768366

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On Capitalism by Anonim Pdf

This important interdisciplinary work suggests a number of economic as well as sociological reasons why modern capitalism is such a uniquely dynamic force.

Author : Richard Romano,Melvin Leiman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:551759618

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Views on Capitalism by Richard Romano,Melvin Leiman Pdf

The conservative view; The liberal view; The radical view.

Author : Beáta Farkas
Publisher : Springer
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137600578

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Models of Capitalism in the European Union by Beáta Farkas Pdf

This book uses comparative economic analysis to provide a common conceptual framework for all current European Union member states. Based on empirical investigation, the author identifies the Nordic, North-western, Mediterranean, and Central and Eastern models of capitalism on the threshold of the 2008 global financial and economic crisis. The chapters also examine the resulting institutional responses to the crisis and the methods of crisis management adopted by each member state. The analysis reveals that the crisis has not triggered radical institutional change but, instead, highlighted deep institutional differences not between the old and new member states, but between the Nordic, North-western, Mediterranean, and Central and Eastern European countries. These institutional differences are so significant that they require the rethinking of European integration theory. Models of Capitalism in the European Union serves as a useful handbook for academics, advanced students, policy-makers and advisors who are interested in European economic issues.

Author : Henry Heller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1783714603

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The Birth of Capitalism by Henry Heller Pdf

Author : Kleio Akrivou,Alejo José G. Sison
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781784717919

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The Challenges of Capitalism for Virtue Ethics and the Common Good by Kleio Akrivou,Alejo José G. Sison Pdf

The evolution of modern capitalist society is increasingly being marked by an undeniable and consistent tension between pure economic and ethical ways of valuing and acting. This book is a collaborative and cross-disciplinary contribution that challenges the assumptions of capitalist business and society. It ultimately reflects on how to restore benevolence, collaboration, wisdom and various forms of virtuous deliberation amongst all those who take part in the common good, drawing inspiration from European history and continental philosophical traditions on virtue.

Author : Martha Prevezer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317819226

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Varieties of Capitalism in History, Transition and Emergence by Martha Prevezer Pdf

Economics tends to teach that developed countries have good institutions while developing countries do not, and that this is the factor that constrains the latter's growth. However, the picture is far messier than this explanation suggests. Building on the varieties of capitalism framework, this book brings together the tools of institutional economics with historical analyses of institutional evolution of different kinds of property rights and legal systems, protected by different kinds of state, giving rise to distinct corporate governance structures. It constructs institutional development histories across leading liberal capitalisms in Britain and the United States, compared with continental capitalisms in France and Germany, and contemporary transitional capitalisms in China and Tanzania. This volume is innovative in combining both historical and economic insights, and in combining developed country with developing country institutional emergence, dispelling the prevailing sense of complacency about the inevitability of the path of institutional development for the developed areas of the world and the paths that developing countries are likely to follow. This volume will be of great importance to those who study international economics, development economics and international business.

Author : Andreas Exner,Sarah Kumnig,Stephan Hochleithner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000337143

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Capitalism and the Commons by Andreas Exner,Sarah Kumnig,Stephan Hochleithner Pdf

Capitalism and the Commons focuses on the political and social perspectives that commons offer, how they are appropriated or suppressed by capital and state, and how social initiatives and movements contest these dynamics or build their struggles on commoning. The volume comprises theoretical and empirical approaches that engage with three main themes: conceptualizing the commons, analyzing practices of commoning, and exploring commons politics. In their contributions, the authors focus on the development of anti-capitalist commons and explore the issue of practice and politics through case studies from Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, and Africa more broadly, Austria, Germany and South Korea, ranging from peri-urban and rural agriculture to urban commons and how they manifest in the Global South as well as in the Global North. The book engages with different discourses on the commons in regard to their relevance for social change and thereby reinvigorates the political meaning of the commons. It provides an original and important approach to the topic in terms of conceptualization, detailing diverse empirical realities, and analyzing potential perspectives. In so doing, the book transcends narrow disciplinary boundaries and expands the focus to the global. Providing a fresh perspective on the commons as a decisive component of alternatives, this title will be relevant to scholars and students of resource management, social movements, and sustainable development more broadly.

Author : Ron P. Baiman,Heather Boushey,Dawn Saunders
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317462682

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Political Economy and Contemporary Capitalism by Ron P. Baiman,Heather Boushey,Dawn Saunders Pdf

This volume covers the theoretical method, macroeconomics, microeconomics, international trade and finance, development, and policy of economic theory. It incorporates various alternative approaches as well as a broad spectrum of policy issues.

Author : Dipak Basu,Victoria Miroshnik
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030473686

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Imperialism and Capitalism, Volume I by Dipak Basu,Victoria Miroshnik Pdf

This book examines the history of empire and its influence on capitalism. Taking inspiration from Vladimir Lenin’s essay Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism, the thoughtful chapters explore how workers and resources in Africa, Latin America, and Asia were exploited by capitalist colonizers. Particular attention is given to the empires of Great Britain, Russia, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United States. This book aims to trace the historical development of capitalism and its reliance of colonialism, and is relevant to those interested in economics, development studies, international relations, and global politics.