From Empires to Imperialism: The State and the Rise of Bourgeois Civilisation

by Boris Kagarlitsky

Book Overview

Translated from the original Russian, this book analyzes the economic development of leading European empires and the United States of America. The author exposes the myths of the spontaneous emergence of the market economy and the role of government as a disincentive towards private initiative, when for centuries the state power has been carrying out a "coercing to the market" with all its strength.

This book presents a somewhat epic depiction...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138778842
• ISBN13: 9781138778849
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"