{"product_id":"savage-economics-david-l-blaney-9780415548472","title":"Savage Economics: Wealth, Poverty, and the Temporal Walls of Capitalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis innovative book challenges the most powerful and pervasive ideas concerning political economy, international relations, and ethics in the modern world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRereading classical authors including Adam Smith, James Steuart, Adam Ferguson, Hegel, and Marx, it provides a systematic and fundamental cultural critique of political economy and critically describes the nature of the mainstream understanding of economics. Blaney and Inayatullah construct a powerful argument about how political economy and the capitalist market economy should be understood, demonstrating that poverty is a product of capitalism itself. They address the questions: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs wealth for some bought at the cost of impoverishing, colonizing, or eradicating others? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat benefits of wealth might justify these human costs? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat do we gain and lose by endorsing a system of wealth creation? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDo even \"savage cultures\" contain values, critiques, and ways of life that the West still needs? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpening the way for radically different policies addressing poverty and demanding a rethink of the connections between political economy and international relations, this thought-provoking book is vital reading for students and scholars of politics, economics, IPE and international relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David L. Blaney,Naeem Inayatullah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415548470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415548472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"David L. Blaney","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086622044415,"sku":"9780415548472","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a14b9d70-0ed8-41bb-bd4b-59f3a53acc0c.jpg?v=1769095702","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/savage-economics-david-l-blaney-9780415548472","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}