Thinking about Capitalism
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Thinking about Capitalism
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Jerry Z. Muller
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In these 36 engaging lectures, Professor Muller takes you deep inside the perspectives on this most important and pervasive force. You'll gain fresh insights that will strengthen your understanding of capitalism's rich history, its fascinating proponents and opponents, and its startling impact on our world.
These lectures take you beyond economic analysis to look at how some of the greatest intellects have thought about capitalism and its moral, political, and cultural ramifications. Covering capitalism from its 17th-century beginnings to today's era of globalization, Professor Muller explores some wide-ranging questions. What effect does capitalism have on personal development? What about the seemingly unending variety of consumer goods made possible by capitalism? Do the facts support our tendency to think about capitalism as the economic system practiced in "free" countries? Or can capitalism exist in a wide variety of political systems? These are just a few of the many provocative and absorbing questions and issues you'll untangle here.
By placing capitalism in its full societal context, these lectures will enhance your ability to consider, discuss, and answer these and other critical questions - whatever your point of view. Genial and disarming, Professor Muller connects the dots from idea to idea, thinker to thinker, and helps you finally grasp the history and the concepts of this vital economic system, as well as its importance on the global economic stage and in your own life.
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- Leo T. Hogan
- 25-01-2018
Depth, breadth and impartiality
Jerry Muller's lectures on capitalism are outstanding. They are broad ranging and given with a degree of critical thinking and impartiality that is very refreshing . i hope he does more on another topic
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- Chin Scratcher
- 29-02-2016
Capitalism explained without the literary politics
This is a balanced almost agnostic view of capitalism. It shies neither from rationales nor the dark sides of Capitalism as presented by Left and Right. Regardless of your persuasions this book will teach you something.
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- Luke
- 18-09-2020
Great overview of capitalism's history
A broad sweeping look at the different ideas and concepts put forth in the last 400 years as well as some insight into the context within which their proponents formed these ideas.
Engaging and interesting the whole way through.
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- BookFan
- 21-11-2016
Great course
I really enjoyed this course.
As a fan of history there is great depth in details about each age of capitalism.
Looking at the opponents of capitalism and at some of the ages best thinkers provided excellent analysis and some interesting perspectives.
Jerry is a great lecturer and the course is excellent.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-01-2021
Essential listening.
Well worth the listen, to get a decent gauge on where we have come from.
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- Juka
- 01-04-2018
really good critical analysis of capitalism
fantastic analysis oc the theory of capitalism without being biased towards any partocular ideology. a surprisingly enjoyable listen
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