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The Philosophy of Money
With a new foreword by Charles Lemert . 'Its greatness...lies in ceaseless and varied use of the money form to unearth and conceptually reveal incommensurabilities of all kinds, in social reality fully as much as in thought itself.' - Fredric Jameson . In The Philosophy of Money, Georg Simmel puts money on the couch. He provides us with a classic analysis of the social, psychological and philosophical aspects of the money economy, full of brilliant insights into the forms that social relationships take. He analyzes the relationships of money to exchange, human personality, the position of women, and individual freedom. Simmel also offers us prophetic insights into the consequences of the modern money economy and the division of labour, in particular the processes of alienation and reification in work and urban life. . An immense and profound piece of work it demands to be read today and for years to come as a stunning account of the meaning, use and culture of money. -
Global Capitalism
In 1900 international trade reached unprecedented levels and the world's economies were more open to one another than ever before. Then as now, many people considered globalization to be inevitable and irreversible. Yet the entire edifice collapsed in a few months in 1914. Globalization is a choice, not a fact. It is a result of policy decisions and the politics that shape them. Jeffry A. Frieden's insightful history explores the golden age of globalization during the early years of the century, its swift collapse in the crises of 1914-45, the divisions of the Cold War world, and the turn again toward global integration at the end of the century. His history is full of character and event, as entertaining as it is enlightening. 点击链接进入中文版: 20世纪全球资本主义的兴衰 -
Peddling Prosperity
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Development as Freedom
By the winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Economics, an essential and paradigm-altering framework for understanding economic development--for both rich and poor--in the twenty-first century. Freedom, Sen argues, is both the end and most efficient means of sustaining economic life and the key to securing the general welfare of the world's entire population. Releasing the idea of individual freedom from association with any particular historical, intellectual, political, or religious tradition, Sen clearly demonstrates its current applicability and possibilities. In the new global economy, where, despite unprecedented increases in overall opulence, the contemporary world denies elementary freedoms to vast numbers--perhaps even the majority of people--he concludes, it is still possible to practically and optimistically restain a sense of social accountability. Development as Freedom is essential reading. -
Why Globalization Works
Presents the political and economic case for a global market economy and analyses the history of globalization. Puts into perspective the threats to globalization, including terrorism, and suggests a way towards a better global market economy. DLC: Globalization--Economic aspects. -
加尔布雷思文集
《加尔布雷思文集》:他的主要著作包括《美国资本主义:抗衡力量的概念》、《1929年的大崩盘》、《新工业国》、《经济学、和平与笑声》、《一个永久开明人士的记述》、《没有把握的时代》等。这些著作曾经引起很大反响,直至今天仍然吸引着人们的注意力,《加尔布雷思文集》选录了他的一些经典文章,另外还收录了对某些经济学前辈——亚当·斯密对政治经济学术语的贡献和为政治经济学奠定的基本结构,托尔斯坦·凡勃伦傲慢、独特的观点,以及约翰·梅纳德·凯恩斯和他的《就业、利息和货币通论》对经济学界已经并将继续产生的影响——兴趣的文章。