Gottlieb / Tilly / Shorter A Theory of Economic Systems

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-6589-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 476 Seiten, Web PDF

A Theory of Economic Systems is a systematic inquiry into the nature of historical economic systems, their relationships to each other, their peripheral areas, and the ways in which they and their components have evolved over time. Topics covered include modes of production; coordination of resource use; functions of the state in the economy; and the institutions of money and property. Comprised of nine chapters, this book begins with a brief introduction to the frame of reference; basic definitions of the terms used in economic systems; methodological issues; and the bounds of the inquiry. The next chapters are devoted to modes of production or forms of productive organization. Ten distinct modes of production are identified, with different modes sometimes dominant in different fields of economic activity (agriculture, industry, wholesale trade, urban services, etc.). The way the use of economic resources is coordinated both within and between modes is considered, with particular reference to markets, rationing, and central planning. Subsequent chapters focus on the role of the state and the public economy in economic systems; money and property; the ways in which separate economic systems may be drawn into meaningful multinational gestalts or orders; and problems of system classification. The book concludes by listing eight broad family types of systems into which most, if not all, historically experienced systems may fit. This monograph should appeal to social scientists in varied fields of specialization such as geography, sociology, economic history, political science, and economics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gottlieb, Manuel

Tilly, Charles

Shorter, Edward

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover
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2;A Theory of Economic Systems;4
3;Copyright Page
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4;Table of Contents
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5;Preface;10
6;A Note on Background;16
7;A Note on References;20
8;Acknowledgments;22
9;A Theory of Economic Systems;24
10;Chapter 1. Introduction;26
10.1;METHODOLOGY;26
10.2;THE SCOPE OF THE Economic;29
10.3;SERVICES;32
10.4;TRANSACTIONS;39
10.5;ROLE OF THE NONECONOMIC AND UNDERSTANDING;41
10.6;PRIMITIVE AND ARCHAIC SYSTEMS EXCLUDED;44
10.7;FUNCTIONS OF AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM;47
11;Chapter 2. The Mode of Production: Early Forms;56
11.1;DEFINING THE MODE OF PRODUCTION;56
11.2;VILLAGE COMMUNITY MODE;62
11.3;SIMPLE COMMODITY PRODUCER MODE;66
11.4;SLAVE MODE;75
11.5;FEUDAL MODE;83
11.6;PEON MODE;92
11.7;LANDLORD MODE;95
12;Chapter 3. Modes of Production: Capitalist and Corporate;105
12.1;CAPITALIST MODE;105
12.2;ORDERING PRINCIPLE: COMPETITION;108
12.3;MERCANTILE CAPITALISM;114
12.4;AGRARIAN CAPITALISM;121
12.5;INDUSTRIAL CAPITALISM: SIX BEHAVIORAL LAWS;123
12.6;THE QUASI-PUBLIC CORPORATION MODE: STRUCTURE;130
12.7;CHARACTER OF THE CORPORATE MODE;133
13;Chapter 4. The Mode of Production: Conclusion;154
13.1;THE COOPERATIVE MODE;154
13.2;ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES OF COOPERATION;157
13.3;RETAIL MARKETING CO–OPS;161
13.4;FARM CO-OPS;164
13.5;PUBLIC MODE;173
13.6;STAFFING OF THE PUBLIC MODE;176
13.7;TECHNOLOGY OF THE PUBLIC MODE;180
13.8;PUBLIC MODE: UTILITIES;183
13.9;MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL-SCIENCE COMPLEX;187
13.10;HYBRID MODES;193
13.11;ECONOMIC SYSTEMS AS MULTIMODAL;199
14;Chapter 5. Coordination of Resource Use within and between Modes;210
14.1;INTRODUCTION;210
14.2;MARKETS;211
14.3;PRICE FORMATION;219
14.4;RATIONING;222
14.5;ECONOMIC PLANNING;229
14.6;SOCIALIST ECONOMIC PLANNING;234
15;Chapter 6. Functions of the State in the Economy;241
15.1;INTRODUCTION;241
15.2;REGULATION OF FOREIGN TRADE;244
15.3;REGULATION OF DOMESTIC PRODUCTION;248
15.4;REGULATED WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS;249
15.5;PRICE CONTROL AND RATIONING;254
15.6;OTHER REGULATORY FUNCTIONS;260
15.7;ESSENTIAL PUBLIC WORKS;268
15.8;THEORY OF PUBLIC WORKS;281
15.9;INCOME AND WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION;286
16;Chapter 7. The Institution of Money;295
16.1;CONCEPT OF THE INSTITUTION;295
16.2;COMMODITY MONEY AND COINAGE;297
16.3;TOKEN MONEY;309
16.4;THE COMMERCIAL BANK AND ITS DEPOSIT OR NOTE MONEY;313
16.5;CENTRAL BANKS AND THE GOLD STANDARD;325
16.6;U.S. EXTERNAL DEFICIT: T H E UNDOING OF THE GOLD STANDARD;335
16.7;DEMONETIZATION OF GOLD;349
16.8;RELATIONS OF CENTRAL BANKS TO EACH OTHER;353
17;Chapter 8. Institution of Property;365
17.1;INTRODUCTION;365
17.2;ASSETS, TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE;370
17.3;CONTROL AND BENEFICIAL USE;380
17.4;INHERITANCE, PARTIBLE OR CONCENTRATED;384
17.5;RECOGNITION;389
17.6;PROTECTION OF INTERESTS;390
17.7;ORDERING OF INTERESTS;392
17.8;SIGNIFICANCE OF PROPERTY FOR ECONOMIC SYSTEMS;396
18;Chapter 9. The Economic System as a Whole;402
18.1;SUMMARY VIEW OF AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM;402
18.2;HOW ECONOMIC SYSTEMS EVOLVE OR CHANGE OVER TIME;406
18.3;HOW ECONOMIC SYSTEMS ARE RELATED TO EACH OTHER;415
18.4;PREINDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS;421
18.5;MERCANTILIST SYSTEMS;427
18.6;MODERN SYSTEMS28;431
18.7;EACH SYSTEM UNIQUE;437
19;References;439
20;Index;462