Making capitalism work
By: Leonard Silk and Mark Silk ; with Robert Heilbroner, Jonas Pontusson, and Bernard Wasow.
Contributors: Silk, Mark.
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Capitalism; Post-communism; Economic policy
Description: Making Capitalism Work examines how capitalism has evolved and how it is currently working in Asia, the former Soviet bloc, and the industrialized countries of the West. Recognizing the strengths of different capitalist regimes, the book suggests ways for each to remedy its defects. In the process, the authors show that policies based on a belief in an unfettered free market have failed both economically and politically.

The book argues that a strong governmental role remains essential to assure prosperity, to insulate citizens from the fluctuations of the market, and to meet the responsibilities of the rich to the poor and of present generations to future ones.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"A Twentieth Century Fund book."
Table of contents: title: The march of capitalism / Leonard Silk and Mark Silk; title: The challenge of slow growth / Leonard Silk and Mark Silk; title: American contracts / Leonard Silk and Mark Silk; title: The Soviet bloc in transition / Bernard Wasow; title: The Chinese puzzle / Leonard Silk and Mark Silk; title: Japan at the crossroads / Leonard Silk and Mark Silk; title: Whither northern Europe? / Jonas Pontusson; title: Military spending as industrial policy / Leonard Silk and Mark Silk; title: The future of capitalism / Leonard Silk and Mark Silk; title: Epilogue : the (political) economy of capitalism / Robert Heilbroner.