Railroading Economics: The Creation of the Free Market Mythology

by Michael Perelman

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Most economic theory assumes a pure capitalism of perfect competition. This book is a penetrating critique of the rhetoric and practice of conventional economic theory. It explores how even in the United States--the most capitalist of countries--the market has always been subject to numerous constraints.
Perelman examines the way in which these constraints have been defended by such figures as Henry Ford, J. P. Morgan, and Herbert Hoover, and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1583671358

ISBN13:9781583671351

Release Date:June 2006

Publisher:Monthly Review Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

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Business Business & Finance Business & Investing Commerce Economics Free Enterprise Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Popular Economics Social Sciences

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