Shaikh - Capitalism: competition, conflict, crises

Capitalism

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Shaikh, Anwar, author.

Title: Capitalism : competition, conflict, crises / Anwar Shaikh.

Description: Oxford; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2015034905 | ISBN 9780190298340 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Capitalism. | Competition.

Classification: LCC HB501 .S5696 2016 | DDC 330.12/2dc23

LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015034905

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Printed by Sheridan Books, USA.

Appedices

Appendices

This book has been in the making for fifteen years. An earlier attempt was abandoned in 1998 after a decade because it was riven by competing goals: a genealogy of the tenets of classical economics; and the repair, refinement, and application of these to modern capitalism. The central object of investigation of the present volume is capitalism itself.

Many people have helped and supported me over this long haul. My wife Maria Jos and stepdaughter Paula, who met me when I began this project, have sustained me with their love and patience. My sister Farida and brother Asif believed in me from the start and have always encouraged me to keep on going.

Dimitri Papadimitriou and Rob Johnson provided me with great personal and material support. Major parts of this book were shaped during sojourns in the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, and the final draft was underwritten by two grants from the Initiative for New Economic Thinking (INET). I would not have been able to complete this task without their crucial support.

Ahmet Tonak, Howard Botwinick, Mary Malloy, Katherine Kazanas, Charles Post, Bettina Cetto, Rania Antonopoulos, Pablo Ruiz Npoles, Olga Alexakos, Lefteris Tsoulfidis and Persefoni Tsaliki, Thanassis Maniatis, Andriana Vachlou, Jamee Moudud, Manuel Roman and Ascension Mejorado, and Malcolm Dunn became my friends over the many years of our collaborations, and their support has been invaluable.

Jamee Moudud, Ascension Mejorado, Gennaro Zezza, Amr Ragab, Jon Cogliano, Jan Keil, and Francisco Martinez Hernandez also helped me on countless occasions with research and data handling. And in the last stage Ilker Aslantepe has been unstinting in his dedication and tireless in his efforts to bring this work to fruition.

My dear, now deceased friends Jos Ricardo Tauile and Jonas Zoninsein were in my corner from the earliest of days. We shared many hours in theoretical discussion and equally many in laughter. John Weeks and Liz Dore adopted both my project and my person when I lived with them in London in 1998. Vivek Chibber urged me on again and again when I faltered. Paul Altesman has never failed to cheer for me. Juan Santarcangelo and Andres Guzman provided moral support as well as detailed feedback on the first draft. Vela Velupillai became a supporter and guide, and dear friend, in the last few years. Most recently, Andrew Mazzone has helped me over the finish line through his vocal appreciation and personal support.

Capitalism