Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction
by James Fulcher
- UK Oxford University Press 2015
- xii, 139 pages; Illustrations: 17 cm.
Table of Contents 1: What is capitalism? 2: Where did it come from? 3: How did we get here? 4: Is capitalism the same everywhere? 5: Has capitalism gone global? 6: Crisis? What crisis? References Further reading Index
In this Very Short Introduction James Fulcher considers what capitalism is, the forms it can take around the world, and its history of crises and long-term development. In this new edition he discusses the fundamental impact of the global financial crises of 2007-8 and what it has meant for capitalism worldwide.