Economics

• Economics: Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about capitalism answered.

• Why profit gets priority

  A straightforward explanation of why the profit motive is paramount in today's society.

• Economists - not on this planet

  Why economists present a narrow and misleading view of the world.

• Where do profits come from?

  A clear definition of profit. How government statistics show that profit is made at the expense of the working class majority.

• Booms and slumps - what causes them?

  In 1821, the highly respected bourgeois economist David Ricardo stated that overproduction is impossible under capitalism. (1) Regular economic slumps have occured ever since - and what has been their cause???

• Money screws you up

  How the market system take over our lives.

• A capitalist criticises capitalism

  A review of 'The Crisis Of Global Capitalism' by George Soros.

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