• ISBN13: 9780198726074
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Economics
• Publisher: Oxford UP
• Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP
• Publication Date: September 12, 2016
• Pages: 160
• Original Price: INR 350.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 150 grams

The word 'capitalism' is one that is heard and used frequently, but what is capitalism really all about, and what does it mean? This Very Short Introduction addresses questions such as 'what is capital?' before discussing the history and development of capitalism through several detailed case studies, ranging from the tulipomania of 17th century Holland, the Great Depression of the 1930s, and in this new edition, the impact of the global financial crisis that started in 2007-8.

James Fulcher teaches Sociology at the University of Leicester, UK.