AcknowledgementsIntroduction: Why Study Economics?Part One: Preliminaries1. The Economy and Economics 2. Capitalism 3. Economic History 4. The Politics of Economics Part Two: The Basics of Capitalism: Work, Tools, and Profit5. Work, Production, and Value 6. Working with Tools 7. Companies, Owners, and Profit 8.

Working for a Living 9. Reproduction (for Economists!) 10. Closing the Little Circle Part Three: Capitalism as a System11. Competition 12. Business Investment 13. Employment and Unemployment 14. Inequality and its Consequences 15. Divide and Conquer 16.

Capitalism and the Environment Part Four: The Complexity of Capitalism17. Money and Banking 18. Inflation, Central Banks, and Monetary Policy 19. Paper Chase: Stock Markets, Financialisation, and Pensions 20. The Conflicting Personalities of Government 21. Spending and Taxing 22. Globalisation 23. Development (and Otherwise) 24.

Closing the Big Circle 25. The Ups and Downs of Capitalism 26. Meltdown and Aftermath Part Five: Challenging Capitalism27. Evaluating Capitalism 28. Improving Capitalism 29. Replacing Capitalism? Conclusion: A Dozen Big Things to Remember Index.