Economists have become very influential intellectuals in our contemporary society. The scientific knowledge produced by the discipline and the academic status of economists can be considered as a decisive power resource in media debates and politics. The current state of economics has been...

ch. 1. Economics and economic systems today -- ch. 2. Capitalism's definition of human beings -- ch. 3. Competition : the driving force of economics -- ch. 4. The market guidance of the economy -- ch. 5. The first concession of market economics -- ch. 6. Misguidance of the markets and crises --...