Jim Stanford, Economics For Everyone (2008), Part 1, Chapter 3, Economic History, p. 43
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Economic systems come, and economic systems go. No economic system lasts forever. Capitalism is not likely to last forever, either.
— Jim Stanford on Capitalism
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About Jim Stanford
Jim Stanford is the resident economist for the Canadian Auto Workers and founder of the Progressive Economics Forum. He holds a Master’s degree in Economics from Cambridge University, and a Ph.D. from the New School for Social Research.
About Jim Stanford
Jim Stanford is the resident economist for the Canadian Auto Workers and founder of the Progressive Economics Forum. He holds a Master’s degree in Economics from Cambridge University, and a Ph.D. from the New School for Social Research.
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