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Author: Jim Stanford
Publisher: Pluto Press
Imprint: Pluto Press
Dimensions:
Width: 13.50cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 21.50cm
Weight: 0.517kg
ISBN: 9780745327518
ISBN 10: 0745327516
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 20 May 2008
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Stanford is that rare breed: the teacher who changed your life. He has written a book - both pragmatic and idealistic - with the power to change the world. -- Naomi Klein, author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Jim Stanford has a unique ability to explain economics in ways that average working people can totally relate to. -- Bob White, Former President, Canadian Labour Congress, and Former President, OECD Trade Union Advisory Committee. I have been waiting all my adult life for this book. Jim Stanford, brilliant economist himself, wrote a terrific book that demystifies economics and makes the subject accessible to us all. Now there's going to be trouble! -- Maude Barlow, Voluntary Chairperson, Council of Canadians, and international water rights campaigner. Is economics the 'dismal science'? Not in Jim Stanford's capable hands. If we are to have better economic policies in the future, 'everyone' needs a guide, and this one is short but sweet. -- Lars Osberg, Chair of Economics, Dalhousie University, and Former President, Canadian Economics Association. Economics For Everyone is a marvelous tool for activists. It is simple but by no means simplistic, with clear explanations and clever cartoons -- Cy Gonick, Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Manitoba, and publisher, Canadian Dimension. This book is a timely and important contribution to the intellectual fightback against economic fundamentalism. Written in Jim's incisive and practical style, this book is a 'must have' for anyone engaged in the fight for a good society. -- Doug Cameron, Australian Senator, and Former National Secretary, Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union. Jim Stanford has provided a highly readable yet rigorous guide to the economics of capitalism. It is to be highly commended for its comprehensive yet critical coverage - from work to globalisation, the environment to high finance. -- Malcolm Sawyer, Professor of Economics, Leeds University, U.K. Jim Stanford has written a wonderfully accessible and useful book for union activists or anyone else who wants to learn about how the economy works in order to change it. -- Thea Lee, Economist, AFL-CIO, Washington DC. This book fell on my doorstep alongside newspapers reporting (another) financial crisis. It helps us understand what the newspapers never explain: these crises are a product of the inequalities and incapacity for social foresight that is capitalism's everyday economics. This understanding helps turn these crises into opportunities for change. -- Hilary Wainwright, Editor, Red Pepper
'Stanford is that rare breed: the teacher who changed your life. He has written a book - both pragmatic and idealistic - with the power to change the world.' Naomi Klein, author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism.'Jim Stanford has a unique ability to explain economics in ways that average working people can totally relate to.' Bob White, Former President, Canadian Labour Congress, and Former President, OECD Trade Union Advisory Committee.'I have been waiting all my adult life for this book. Jim Stanford, brilliant economist himself, wrote a terrific book that demystifies economics and makes the subject accessible to us all. Now there's going to be trouble!' Maude Barlow, Voluntary Chairperson, Council of Canadians, and international water rights campaigner.'Is economics the 'dismal science'? Not in Jim Stanford's capable hands. If we are to have better economic policies in the future, 'everyone' needs a guide, and this one is short but sweet.' Lars Osberg, Chair of Economics, Dalhousie University, and Former President, Canadian Economics Association.'Economics For Everyone is a marvelous tool for activists. It is simple but by no means simplistic, with clear explanations and clever cartoons.' Cy Gonick, Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Manitoba, and publisher, Canadian Dimension.'This book is a timely and important contribution to the intellectual fightback against economic fundamentalism. Written in Jim's incisive and practical style, this book is a 'must have' for anyone engaged in the fight for a good society.' Doug Cameron, Australian Senator, and Former National Secretary, Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union.'Jim Stanford has provided a highly readable yet rigorous guide to the economics of capitalism. It is to be highly commended for its comprehensive yet critical coverage - from work to globalisation, the environment to high finance.' Malcolm Sawyer, Professor of Economics, Leeds University, U.K.'Jim Stanford has written a wonderfully accessible and useful book for union activists or anyone else who wants to learn about how the economy works in order to change it.' Thea Lee, Economist, AFL-CIO, Washington DC.'This book fell on my doorstep alongside newspapers reporting (another) financial crisis. It helps us understand what the newspapers never explain: these crises are a product of the inequalities and incapacity for social foresight that is capitalism's everyday economics. This understanding helps turn these crises into opportunities for change.'Hilary Wainwright, Editor, Red Pepper.
Author Information
Jim Stanford is Economist with Unifor, the union formed in 2013 from the merger of the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) and the Communication Energy and Paperworkers (CEP). Jim received his Ph.D. in Economics from the New School for Social Research in New York. He is the author of Economics for Everyone (Pluto, 2015) which has been translated into 6 languages. He writes an economics column for the Globe and Mail, appears regularly on CBC TV's 'Bottom Line' economics panel, and is the Vice-President of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
