{"title":"Amos Cecchi","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmos Cecchi explores the intricate dynamics of modern economics through a critical lens, offering readers a thoughtful examination of capitalism's challenges and transformations. His works delve into the realities behind financial systems, unpacking themes such as monopoly power and economic crises with clarity and insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in biographical and memoir-like narrative styles, Cecchi's writing invites readers to understand the human elements intertwined with economic structures. His books provide a compelling blend of analysis and storytelling, appealing to those interested in finance, history, and the forces shaping society.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"monopoly-finance-and-the-crisis-of-capitalism-by-amos-cecchi-9781685901585","title":"Monopoly, Finance, and the Crisis of Capitalism","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonopoly, Finance, and the Crisis of Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e is the first-ever biography of the scholar who brought Marxian theory to the English-speaking world. Paul M. Sweezy was one of the greatest political economists of the twentieth century. Born in 1910, his upbringing during the Depression deepened his understanding of capitalism, especially its tendency toward stagnation—the inability of capitalist economies to generate sufficient capital investment to make use of abundant resources, much less produce a harmonious social order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the Second World War, Sweezy taught at Harvard and doubled as an intelligence officer—until it became clear that his political views would prohibit a future in any mainstream arena. Leaving Harvard amidst the Red Scare, Sweezy boldly co-founded what is North America's most distinguished and enduring socialist magazine, \u003ci\u003eMonthly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, where he remained until his death in 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn Amos Cecchi's \u003ci\u003eMonopoly, Finance, and the Crisis of Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e—published for the first time in English—readers are given a comprehensive examination of Sweezy's massive body of work prior to, and throughout, his many decades at \u003ci\u003eMonthly Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Each of Sweezy's major works is given a careful reading, from his seminal interpretation of Marxian economics, \u003ci\u003eThe Theory of Capitalist Development\u003c\/i\u003e, to his pathbreaking study of the impact of monopolised markets, \u003ci\u003eMonopoly Capital\u003c\/i\u003e, written with Paul Baran, to his pioneering analysis of the financialisation of capitalism, written with Harry Magdoff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCecchi also explores the various exchanges Sweezy had with other political economists, along with those who influenced his thinking, including Maurice Dobb, Charles Bettelheim, Rudolf Hilferding, Thorstein Veblen, John Maynard Keynes, and Josef Steindl—as well as several political economists who were, in turn, greatly influenced by Sweezy. Throughout, the author highlights the importance and timeliness of Sweezy's open and creative Marxist approach, particularly in terms of his view of \"the present as history.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934152671468,"sku":"9781685901585","price":291.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781685901585-monopoly-finance-and-the-crisis-of-capitalism.jpg?v=1783899446"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/amos-cecchi.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}