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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Allan H. Meltzer (The Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Political Economy, The Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Political Economy, Carnegie Mellon University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 14.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.10cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9780199859573ISBN 10: 0199859574 Pages: 168 Publication Date: 26 April 2012 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1: Why Capitalism? Chapter 2: Regulation and the Welfare State Chapter 3: Why Big Deficits Now? Chapter 4: Sources of Postwar Progress Chapter 5: Foreign Aid Chapter 6: Why Inflation Will Return IndexReviews<br>a concise alternative to current economic policies for those who look with suspicion at the writings of economists and financial specialists...A lively, politically challenging contribution to a developing discussion on how to change international monetary arrangements. --Kirkus Reviews <br><br><p><br> A concise alternative to current economic policies for those who look with suspicion at the writings of economists and financial specialists...A lively, politically challenging contribution to a developing discussion on how to change international monetary arrangements. --Kirkus Reviews Allan Meltzer's Why Capitalism is a thoughtful, historically-based analysis of the roles of government and free markets in a democratic society. Meltzer has thought deeply about the workings of both and has a good sense of which functions each best can be trusted to serve. His analysis of financial regulation in general and of the Dodd-Frank bill in particular is the best I have seen. --Robert Lucas, University of Chicago, 1995 Nobel laureate in Economics If you want a realpolitik view of the world, Meltzer's your guy. You know right away that you are in for quite a ride when, in the introduction, he acknowledges the range of his influences, from Immanuel Kant (for example, human nature as 'crooked timber') to Karl Popper to Friedrich Hayek, and to Milton Friedman, among others. He takes you back in time and sketches from a broad perspective the old battle of capitalism versus communism and socialism, and extols the genius of the freedom of capitalism. For those interested in recounting the perils of government regulation and failed attempts at income distribution, it's a treasure, especially in the last chapter. There, the author describes the role of the Federal Reserve, particularly in moderating inflation, Meltzer's specialty. --Journal of Environmental Investing <br> A concise alternative to current economic policies for those who look with suspicion at the writings of economists and financial specialists...A lively, politically challenging contribution to a developing discussion on how to change international monetary arrangements. --Kirkus Reviews<br><br><p><br> Allan Meltzer's Why Capitalism is a thoughtful, historically-based analysis of the roles of government and free markets in a democratic society. Meltzer has thought deeply about the workings of both and has a good sense of which functions each best can be trusted to serve. His analysis of financial regulation in general and of the Dodd-Frank bill in particular is the best I have seen. -- Robert Lucas, University of Chicago, 1995 Nobel laureate in economics<p><br> Author InformationAllan H. Meltzer is Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Political Economy at Carnegie Mellon University. He is the author of A History of the Federal Reserve, Volumes 1 and 2. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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