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"Joseph Schumpeter's classic Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy explains the process of capitalism's 'creative destruction' -- a key principle in understanding the logic of globalization. -- Thomas L. Friedman, Foreign Policy

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Schumpeter's Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy is perhaps the most important and influential book on the subject ever writtenThis volume is the result of an effort to weld into a readable form the bulk of almost forty years' thought, observation and research on the subject... Read Full Overview

Schumpeter's Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy is perhaps the most important and influential book on the subject ever written

This volume is the result of an effort to weld into a readable form the bulk of almost forty years' thought, observation and research... Read Full Overview

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy is a renowned book written by Joseph A. Schumpeter in 1947. The book is a reflection of Schumpeter's views on the economic and political systems of capitalism and socialism. The author provides a detailed analysis of how capitalism works, its... Read Full Overview

"Joseph Schumpeter's classic Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy explains the process of capitalism's "creative destruction"-a key principle in understanding the logic of globalization." --Thomas L. Friedman, Foreign Policy

In this definitive third... Read Full Overview

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy is a book written by Joseph A. Schumpeter in 1947. It is a classic work on political economy that explores the relationship between capitalism and democracy, and the rise of socialism as a political and economic system. The book is divided... Read Full Overview

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy remains one of the greatest works of social theory written this century. When it first appeared the New English Weekly predicted that for the next five to ten years it will cetainly remain a work with which no one who professes any degree... Read Full Overview

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy is a seminal work written by the Austrian-American economist Joseph A. Schumpeter in 1947. In this book, Schumpeter examines the relationship between capitalism and democracy, arguing that capitalism is not only compatible with democracy but... Read Full Overview

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy remains one of the greatest works of social theory written in the twentieth Century. Schumpeter's contention that the seeds of capitalism's decline were internal, and his equal and opposite hostility to centralist socialism have perplexed,... Read Full Overview

In this definitive third and final edition (1950) of his masterwork, Joseph A. Schumpeter introduced the world to the concept of "creative destruction," which forever altered how global economics is approached and perceived. Now featuring a new introduction by Schumpeter biographer... Read Full Overview

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy remains one of the greatest works of social theory written in the twentieth Century. Schumpeter's contention that the seeds of capitalism's decline were internal, and his equal and opposite hostility to centralist socialism have perplexed,... Read Full Overview

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy remains one of the greatest works of social theory written this century. When it first appeared the New English Weekly predicted that for the next five to ten years it will cetainly remain a work with which no one who professes any degree of... Read Full Overview

With its original contribution to the consideration of the most important social movements of our time, this book has become one of the greatest works of social theory written this century.

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy remains one of the greatest works of social theory written in the twentieth Century. Schumpeter's contention that the seeds of capitalism's decline were internal, and his equal and opposite hostility to centralist socialism have perplexed,... Read Full Overview