To understand the past and present, few stories are as essential as the history of capitalism. Modern assumptions about progress, growth, and policy depend on how we interpret the last 500 years.
This reader helps explain how the United States became the world's leading economic power while showing what has been possible, and what might still be possible, in capitalism's ongoing transformations.
Combining key readings, introductions, and guiding questions, the volume supports classroom use, independent study, and book-club discussion.
