Frontiers of Political Economy (Paperback)

Transcending the arid formalism of present-day economic theory, Frontiers of Political Economy develops a new and accessible perspective on the world economy. Guglielmo Carchedi identifies and analyses three key features of modern capitalism: the rapidly increasing share of human labour needed for the advancement of science and technology rather than for the production of goods; the global, rather than national, nature of production, distribution and consumption; and the dominance of the oligopolies. This analysis enables Carchedi to explore new theoretical frontiers: from an original theory of mental and material labour to an investigation of the conditions under which mental labour produces value; from an assessment of the class structure of modern capitalism to an appraisal of the social content of science and technology; from an alternative account of crises, inflation and stagflation to a study of their relation to the destruction of value and to arms production. He also cast fresh light on a number of basic contemporary issues - including the present financial and monetary crisis - and surveys the most important recent controversies in language accessible to non-specialists.Rigorous and wide-ranging, but written with great lucidity, Frontiers of Political Economy is an essential book for both specialists and students in economics and politics.

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	1992
First published:	1992
Authors:	Guglielmo Carchedi
Dimensions:	236 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-86091-566-9
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General
LSN:	0-86091-566-2
Barcode:	9780860915669

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