Capitalism and Its Alternatives a Critical Introduction - Rogers, Chris (Zed Books, 2014)
Front cover; About the author; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Capitalism and Its Alternatives; Introduction; Traditions of resistance; 1 Four Faces of Capitalism; Introduction; The political economy of Adam Smith; Karl Marx's critique of political economy; Keynesian political economy; Hayek's free economy and strong state; Conclusion; 2 Capitalism and Its Crises; Introduction; The interwar collapse and the Great Depression; The break-up of Bretton Woods and the 1970s stagflation; The sub-prime crisis and the Great Recession; Crisis tendencies in capitalism
Conclusions3 Alternatives to Capitalism; Introduction; A libertarian alternative capitalism; A cooperative alternative to capitalism; A socialist alternative to capitalism; Conclusions; 4 Anti-Capitalism; Introduction; The capitalist state; Within the state; Through the state; Against the state; Challenges for anti-capitalism; Conclusions; Conclusions: From Here to There?; From here to there/What is to be done?; References; Index; Back cover
A concise and critical examination of capitalism, its alternatives, and how social and economic change might be achieved