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New York University Press Transformations of Capitalism Economy Society and the State in Modern Times by Harry F. Dahms
The series, Main Trends of the Modern World, analyzes, through, yes indeed, trends, the social psychology of our times. This volume, like the others in the series, brings together 21 writings from social analysts who first identified a decisive institutional trend and from later analysts who explore its social and psychological effects in contemporary society. Early readings in this volume include Thorsten Veblen's "The Industrial System of the New Order: Business vs. Manufacturing" (1923) and John Maynard Keynes's "The End of Laissez-faire" (1926). Newer essays include Robert Gilpin's "The Multinational Corporations and International Production" (1987) and Barbara Stalling's and Wolfgang Streeck's "Capitalism in Conflict? The United States, Europe, and Japan in the Post-Cold War World" (1995). The editor's purpose in bringing together these writings is to identify and examine major economic transformations that "appear to be rather extraneous to the social order" so contributors can show how the transformations did indeed engender qualitative changes in the operation of capitalism economically, politically, and socially. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)