Schnitzer, Martin.

Comparative economic systems / Martin C. Schnitzer. - 8th edition. - xvi, 398 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART 1: THE WORLD OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. 1. The American Century. PART 2: MARKET MECHANISMS AND CAPITALISM. 2. Capitalism as an Economic System. 3. The United States. 4. Japan. 5. Germany. PART 3: NONMARKET MECHANISMS AND SOCIALISM. 6. Socialism as an Economic System. 7. The Rise and Fall of Communism. 8. The Russian Federation. 9. Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary. PART 4. MARKET AND NONMARKET MECHANISMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. 10. Economies of the Less-Developed and Developing Countries. 11. China. 12. India. 13. Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. 14. Africa. PART 5: TOWARD A NEW WORLD ORDER. 15. Regional Integration: The European Union. 16. The World of the Twenty-First Century.

This marketing text focuses on comparisons between the three major types of economic systems of today - capitalism, socialism and the economies of the LDC's and developing countries.



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