"Examines Alexander Hamilton's political economy in relation to Aristotle's classical views of economics, as presented in his Politics, and finds shared support of commerce in pursuit of a regime's or democracy's wider goals" - Provided by publisher

pt. 1. Political economy and its critique -- pt. 2. Entrepreneurship, evolution and income distribution -- pt. 3. Cambridge, Keynes and macroeconomics -- pt. 4. Crisis and cycles -- pt. 5. Reflections and reminiscences.

'This book provides a scathing antidote to the standard propositions made by economists about how wonderful market organization is. At the same time the criticism is balanced and recognizes well the advantages of market organization for certain kinds of goods and services. Bart Nooteboom is one...