Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-352) and index.
Introduction; PART I: POLITICAL ECONOMY: AN OVERVIEW; PART II: CONTENDING PERSPECTIVES IN POLITICAL ECONOMY; PART III: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN POLITICAL ECONOMY; Bibliography; Index.
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In this revised edition of the widely used and comprehensive overview of political/economic thought, political theory, sociology, and philosophy are integrated with economic analysis. Clark offers an introduction to the method and history of political economy, along with comparative studies of classical liberalism, radicalism, conservatism, and modern liberalism. Various issues such as the role of government, inflation and unemployment, poverty and inequality, and education, culture, and gender, are given a comparative analysis from the perspectives of the four major economic ideologies, and c.