{"product_id":"the-world-under-capitalism-observations-on-economics-politics-history-and-culture-hardback-9781509567768","title":"The World Under Capitalism; Observations on Economics, Politics, History, and Culture (Hardback) 9781509567768","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe World Under Capitalism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eObservations on Economics, Politics, History, and Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBranko Milanovic (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509567768, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 April 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e496 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 16.5 x 4.1 cm, 0.816 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Summer Books 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In these essays, Milanovic has gone beyond the core topic of global inequality which has been his official calling card. He is provocative in his contentions and wonderful in his voice. He doesn't suffer fools lightly, but he is also a staunch egalitarian, engaging anyone worth our time. And he shows what it means to be a true intellectual by learning in public, not always teaching from on high.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamuel Moyn, Yale University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this impressive collection, a leading economist applies his intellect to current events and issues with erudition and analytical clarity.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeet Heer, journalist at \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Milanovic is a renowned expert on global economic inequality. But in this collection of essays he shows that he is a wide-ranging intellectual with a fierce polemical bent. He is an egalitarian. But he is also brilliant at puncturing progressive fantasies. Among the most enjoyable essays in a collection full of them is his evisceration of the idea of 'de-growth'. He argues, rightly, that this would mean keeping most of humanity in desperate poverty or requiring average standards of living in the world's rich countries to be cut by about two-thirds. These are absurd fantasies.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Wolf, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Summer Books of 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Like a well-prepared smorgasbord. Delightful when taken in small bites. Filling yet leaving you wanting more. I will be coming back for seconds and thirds.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Bright, \u003ci\u003eSociety of Professional Economists\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Scintillating\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tablet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBranko Milanovic is best known as one of the world’s leading experts on global inequality. But he is also an unusually wide-ranging and penetrating commentator on subjects across economics and beyond, in politics, history, and culture. This book brings together his most searching, provocative, and entertaining articles of recent years, providing an abundance of vital insights into the evolution and dynamics of the world under capitalism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The volume features important ideas about the struggle to achieve a more equal and prosperous world against not only the predictable forces of deregulation and distraction but new ideas about shrinking the economy to protect the environment. Further from Milanovic’s speciality, readers will find an extraordinary array of reflections on subjects including migration, globalization, the politics and economics of Russia and China, the crisis of liberal democracy, economic and literary history, and the intellectual giants of economics. The pieces are united by Milanovic’s distinctive voice – humane, wry, and realistic – and by remarkable erudition worn lightly whether the topic is the fall of Constantinople, Jane Austen, or the mores of contemporary soccer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e No one can fail to learn from the book, while the sparkling prose, unexpected observations, and sheer importance of the subjects at hand make it a compelling read from start to finish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNow available as an audiobook.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I: THE WORLD UNDER CAPITALISM\u003cbr\u003eChapter One: Growth and Climate Change\u003cbr\u003eChapter Two: Migration\u003cbr\u003eChapter Three: Politics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART II: INEQUALITY\u003cbr\u003eChapter Four: Inequality within Nations\u003cbr\u003eChapter Five: Global Inequality\u003cbr\u003eChapter Six: Wealth inequality\u003cbr\u003eChapter Seven: Inequality and Literature\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART III: GLOBALIZATION AND MULTI-POLAR WORLD\u003cbr\u003eChapter Eight: Globalization\u003cbr\u003eChapter Nine: China\u003cbr\u003eChapter Ten: Russia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART IV: HISTORY\u003cbr\u003eChapter Eleven: Economic History\u003cbr\u003eChapter Twelve: Adam Smith\u003cbr\u003eChapter Thirteen: Ricardo and Marx\u003cbr\u003eChapter Fourteen: Communism\u003cbr\u003eChapter Fifteen: Transition to Capitalism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART V: REFLECTIONS\u003cbr\u003eChapter Sixteen: Reflections\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReferences\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economics%20%5BKC%5D%22\"\u003eKC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52449471889688,"sku":"9781509567768","price":19.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509567768.jpg?v=1785201070","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-world-under-capitalism-observations-on-economics-politics-history-and-culture-hardback-9781509567768","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}