{"product_id":"understanding-the-economic-basics-and-dan-blatt-9781491740637","title":"Understanding the Economic Basics and Modern Capitalism: Market Mechanisms and Administered Alternatives","description":"\u003cp\u003eUNDERSTANDING of the economic successes and failures of the past century and today begins here. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan Blatt, after almost a half-century of accurate published economic forecasts, examines history's most important economic works. He shows why capitalist market mechanisms successfully raise billions out of poverty and why socialist and other administered alternatives flourish briefly and then collapse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUNDERSTANDING begins with the basic texts: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith; The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation, by David Ricardo; Capital (Das Kapital), by Karl Marx; The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, by John Maynard Keynes; Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy by Joseph A. Schumpeter.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe analysis is readily comprehensible for college level readers and busy professionals. The style facilitates speed-reading and scanning but with liberal inclusion of quoted material covering the key ideas and most famous passages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding the Economic Basics and Modern Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e is your source for rapid familiarity with these basic works and the reasons for the repetitive failure of current economic policies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Blatt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1491740639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491740637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 558\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.38d","brand":"Dan Blatt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44066069414143,"sku":"9781491740637","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0ed63275-19d4-4174-ac50-8d2c5107ea24.jpg?v=1685405165","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/understanding-the-economic-basics-and-dan-blatt-9781491740637","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}