J Is For Junk Economics: A Guide To Reality In An Age Of Deception
by Michael Hudson /
2017 / English / EPUB
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J IS FOR JUNK ECONOMICS is an A-to-Z guide that explains how the
world economy really works – and who the winners and losers are.
The book includes more than 400 concise and acerbic entries,
several essays, and a full topic index. Expanding on KILLING THE
HOST: HOW FINANCIAL PARASITES AND DEBT DESTROY THE GLOBAL
ECONOMY, Prof. Hudson’s new book covers contemporary terms that
are misleading or poorly understood as well as many important
concepts that have been abandoned – many on purpose – from the
long history of political economy.
J IS FOR JUNK ECONOMICS is an A-to-Z guide that explains how the
world economy really works – and who the winners and losers are.
The book includes more than 400 concise and acerbic entries,
several essays, and a full topic index. Expanding on KILLING THE
HOST: HOW FINANCIAL PARASITES AND DEBT DESTROY THE GLOBAL
ECONOMY, Prof. Hudson’s new book covers contemporary terms that
are misleading or poorly understood as well as many important
concepts that have been abandoned – many on purpose – from the
long history of political economy.
Two key concepts are RENT THEORY and DEBT,
which explain how Unearned Income and the Financial Sector
impoverish governments and populations the world over as power
and riches flow upward into the hands of the few. Several
additional essays provide background for key points and explore
today's uncertain political and economic environment.
Two key concepts are RENT THEORY and DEBT,
which explain how Unearned Income and the Financial Sector
impoverish governments and populations the world over as power
and riches flow upward into the hands of the few. Several
additional essays provide background for key points and explore
today's uncertain political and economic environment.
To understand what’s really going on, it's
not necessary to re-invent the wheel; the major issues that guide
healthy economies were known to the Ancients and were expanded
upon by the classical economists of the 18
To understand what’s really going on, it's
not necessary to re-invent the wheel; the major issues that guide
healthy economies were known to the Ancients and were expanded
upon by the classical economists of the 18th
th and
19
and
19th
th centuries, including Adam Smith, David Ricardo,
John Stuart Mill, E. Peshine Smith, Simon Patten, Karl Marx,
Thorstein Veblen, and others of many political stripes whose aim
was to leave the brutal legacy of feudalism behind. Their ideas
and principles are brought back into the spotlight here. It is
hoped that this book will deconstruct today's “value-free,"
watered-down and deceptive economics that favor the wealthy,
allowing the next generation to create a successful economy with
proper checks and balances that will benefit everyone. This is a
book you will want to refer to again and again.
centuries, including Adam Smith, David Ricardo,
John Stuart Mill, E. Peshine Smith, Simon Patten, Karl Marx,
Thorstein Veblen, and others of many political stripes whose aim
was to leave the brutal legacy of feudalism behind. Their ideas
and principles are brought back into the spotlight here. It is
hoped that this book will deconstruct today's “value-free,"
watered-down and deceptive economics that favor the wealthy,
allowing the next generation to create a successful economy with
proper checks and balances that will benefit everyone. This is a
book you will want to refer to again and again.