Mindful Economics by Magnuson, Joel -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Foreword Preface Introduction 1 - ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

INSTITUTIONS BASIC ECONOMIC PROCESSES: PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND CONSUMPTION CAPITALISM SOCIALISM AND PLURALISM CONCLUSION

2 - THE CASH NEXUS

THE MARKET SYSTEM HOUSEHOLDS BUSINESSES THE CORPORATION THE HISTORY OF THE CORPORATION IS THE HISTORY OF CAPITALISM CONCLUSION

3 - CONFLICT IN THE CASH NEXUS

THE MYTH OF LAISSEZ FAIRE MONOPOLIES, TRUSTS, AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS POPULAR OPPOSITION BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS LABOR UNIONS CONCLUSION

4 - GOVERNMENT AND THE ASCENT OF CAPITALISM

GOVERNMENT AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CAPITALIST SYSTEM GOVERNMENT AS A FORUM FOR DEMOCRACY GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES GOVERNMENT FISCAL POLICY CONCLUSION

5 - THE U.S. FINANCIAL SYSTEM PART I

THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM’S SOURCES AND USES OF MONEY THE FINANCIAL ECONOMY AND THE REAL ECONOMY MONEY COINS AND PAPER CURRENCY THE TORTURED HISTORY OF AMERICAN MONEY AMERICAN DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM “THE FED” CONCLUSION: MONEY AND DEMOCRACY

6 - THE U.S. FINANCIAL SYSTEM PART II

CORPORATE CAPITALIZATION AND INVESTMENT BANKS STOCKS STOCK CLASSIFICATIONS AND INDEXES STOCK VALUATION STOCK MARKETS AND STOCK TRADES INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS BONDS GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE BONDS CONCLUSION: WALL STREET AND CAPITALISM

7 - AMERICA’S UMBILICAL CORD

THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY GLOBAL ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS AMERICAN TRADE DEFICITS AND DEBT CONCLUSION

8 - THE U.S. CAPITALIST MACHINE

KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS BUSINESS CYCLES POST-WORLD WAR II BUSINESS CYCLES CONCLUSION: THE CAPITALIST MACHINE AND THE WELL-BEING OF THE POPULATION

9 - THE GROWTH IMPERATIVE

CONSUMERISM: NURTURE NOT NATURE THROUGHPUT AND LIMITS THE GROWTH IMPERATIVE AND THE DEPLETION OF NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES THE GROWTH IMPERATIVE AND GLOBAL WARMING THE GROWTH IMPERATIVE AND A PLUTONIUM ECONOMY THE GROWTH IMPERATIVE AND THE OVERUSE OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES THE FALLACY OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL FIX CONCLUSION: PROSPERITY OR POVERTY OF GROWTH

10 - SWEET DELIGHT AND ENDLESS NIGHT

MEASURING ECONOMIC INEQUALITY CAUSES OF INCOME INEQUALITY MONOPSONY CAPITALISM POLITICAL INEQUALITY INFORMATION INEQUALITY IN COMMERCIAL MEDIA CONCLUSION

11 - FINANCIAL MARKET INSTABILITY

SPECULATION AND THE PATTERN OF INSTABILITY EARLY SIGNS IN BIBLICAL TIMES TULIP MANIA OF SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY HOLLAND THE MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTH SEA BUBBLES SPECULATION AND INDUSTRIAL CAPITALISM THE CRASH OF 1929 BOOMS AND BUSTS AT THE TURN OF THE THIRD MILLENNIUM CONCLUSION

12 - THE MINDFUL ECONOMY PART I

MINDFULNESS AND VALUES-BASED PRINCIPLES INSTITUTIONAL EMBEDDEDNESS CONCLUSION

13 - THE MINDFUL ECONOMY PART II

FROM GLOBALIZATION TO LOCALIZATION NON-CAPITALIST COOPERATIVES PRINCIPLES FOR COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE STARTING A COOPERATIVE SMALL BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISE THE MINDFUL ECONOMY AND COMMUNITY-BASED MONEY AND FINANCE CONCLUSION

14 - THE MINDFUL ECONOMY PART III

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY THE “THREE E’S” OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES WIN-WIN-WIN FALLACIES CONCLUSION

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