From: Rakesh Bhandari (rakeshb@STANFORD.EDU)
Date: Fri Nov 07 2003 - 03:07:38 EST
Social Foundations of Markets, Money, and Credit (Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy, 49) by Costas Lapavitsas * Hardcover * Publisher: Routledge; (September 2003) * ISBN: 041531805X ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Editorial Reviews Synopsis What is the difference between money and capital? Is anti-globalization necessarily anti-money? These points and many more are debated and dealt with in "Social Foundations of Markets, Money and Credit". The book examines the case that the capitalist economy is permeated with non-economic relations that flow from the exploitative relations of production. Lapavitsas shows that markets have one aspect in common: money - and critically analyses all aspects of this slippery concept. This book should interest and inform students and researchers not only in economics, but also in sociology and anthropology. Well-informed critics of capitalism should also find it to be useful. About the Author Costas Lapavitas is Senior Lecturer in Economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He is co-editor of Development Policy in the Twenty-First Century, also available from Routledge. Book Description The idea that money and its power over the world needs to be demystified, is one that not many people will argue with. This snappy well argued new book attempts to do exactly that. Lapavitsas turns his critical eye onto the liberalisation of capital and money markets and poses important questions - what is the difference between money and capital? Is anti-globalization necessarily anti-money? These points and many more are debated and dealt with in a readable yet rigorous manner in Markets, Money and Capitalism - a book that will inform, intrigue and surprise in equal measure.
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.5 : Sat Nov 08 2003 - 00:00:00 EST