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Summary: Critique is a Good Thing
Review: Hunt's penetrating vision delivers both the history and the ideas, which have shaped our world. This book is of interest to those well read in economic theory as well as those seeking an introduction to how both its defenders and critics have viewed capitalism. Hunt explains the ideas of great economists like Smith, Ricardo, Malthus, Marx, Veblen and Keynes while insightfully describing the birth and continued evolution of capitalism. While Heilbroner's The Worldly Philosophers elevates the economist as the center of attention Hunt's Property and Prophets returns the emphasis to the arguments for and against capitalism.
At the dawn of the 21st century we find ourselves in the midst of a new wave of globalization that has resurrected centuries old debates over the efficacy of markets; those debates are described in this book. Those struggling to put people over profits should reconnect with the centuries of ideological struggle that preceded them and make Hunt's critical perspective required reading.
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Summary: A Critical Perspective On Capitalism:
Review: Hunt's penetrating vision delivers both the history and the ideas, which have shaped our world. This book is of interest to those well read in economic theory as well as those seeking an introduction to how both its defenders and critics have viewed capitalism. Hunt explains the ideas of great economists like Smith, Ricardo, Malthus, Marx, Veblen and Keynes while insightfully describing the birth and continued evolution of capitalism. While Heilbroner's The Worldly Philosophers elevates the economist as the center of attention Hunt's Property and Prophets returns the emphasis to the arguments for and against capitalism.
At the dawn of the 21st century we find ourselves in the midst of a new wave of globalization that has resurrected centuries old debates over the efficacy of markets; those debates are described in this book. Those struggling to put people over profits should reconnect with the centuries of ideological struggle that preceded them and make Hunt's critical perspective required reading.
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Summary: Get his other book "History of Economic Thought"
Review: I don't recommend this book because his other book, History of Economic Thought, is much more accessible.The reason is that Property and Prophets is too short for what it wants to cover. I think that the strength of his other book is that, while it is much longer and more expensive, it explains everything, including his approach to understanding ideas historically.
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Summary: more leftist propaganda
Review: this book is exactly what you would expect of a left-wing self appointed intellectual. the book paints a picture of capitalism as an evil force out to destroy the world. to do so, the author uses the typical scare tactics, half-truths, lies, misquoted authors and thinkers, and his own bizarre facts and fallacies. in doing so, this guy tries to act original, and wants us to think that he has his own ideas, but in attempting to do so just sounds like he's talking down to us common dumb people in true al gore fashion. of particular note is his insistance that mercantilism and capitalism are the same economic system, which is simply stupid.
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Summary: Critique is a Good Thing
Review: This book provides an alternative view of the nature of capitalism. Economics is the lap dog of capitalist ideology. This work provides both an alternative approach as well as historical truths and information that help the reader better understand both economics and capitalism.
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