The ABC-CLIO World History Companion to Capitalism

by Larry Allen

Overview

From Adam Smith and the Industrial Revolution to Wall Street and multinational corporations, capitalism has emerged as one of the world's leading economic systems. This work traces the evolution of capitalism from its roots in medieval Europe's rigid economy, through the laissez faire abuses of the nineteenth century, to its contemporary form as shaped by competition with socialism.

Covering the period from 1450 to the present, this work examines significant laws, government policies, treaties, events, concepts, and people. Entries include Federal Reserve System, Great Depression (1929-1939), International Monetary Fund, Privatization Revolution, Refeudalization, and Welfare State.

Written clearly and concisely for the general reader, each entry gives historical facts and social context, not only defining the term itself, but clarifying and describing how it influenced and shaped the economic, political, and social fabric of society at large. Each entry also includes cross-references to related terms and bibliographic citations. An introduction, a comprehensive bibliography, and a subject index complete this work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780874369441
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/01/1998
Series:	World History Companions
Pages:	404
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

Larry Allen is professor of economics at Lamar University in Beaumont, TX.

Editorial Reviews

These entries are succinct and informative and pitched at just the right level for an introduction to the topic. Ideal as a quick reference for those studying not just Politics, but also History and Economics. Well worth searching out.” —The Jourbanal of the Politics Association

From the Publisher

Attempts to present, in encyclopedic form, economic history "shorn of theory." Some 300 entries include explanations of the Industrial Workers of the World (the Wobblies), the AT&T monopoly, business cycles, class struggle, the East India Company, the French Revolution, slavery, and the Great Depression. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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