1st Edition

The Folklore of Capitalism

By Thurman W. Arnold Copyright 1937
466 Pages
by Routledge

466 Pages
by Routledge

457 Pages
by Routledge

Stuart Chase in the Herald Tribune called this book about capitalism "the most realistic political treatise of the lot" and adds that "one must be tough and pitiless honesty and pitiless humanity." Some people may disagree with the fi rst assertion, but the second cannot be denied, for in this brilliant analysis of our social and economic structure Thurman Arnold pulls no punches. By "the... Read more
I: The Systems of Government and the Thinking Man; II: The Psychology of Social Institutions; III: The Folklore of 1937; IV: The Place of Learning in the Distribution of Goods; V: The Use of the Language of Private Property To Describe an Industrial Army; VI: A Platform for an Observer of Government; VII: The Traps Which Lie in Definitions and Polar Words; VIII: The Personification of Corporation; IX: The Effect of the Antitrust Laws in Encouraging Large Combinations; X: The Ritual of Corporate Reorganization; XI: The Benevolence of Taxation by Private Organization; XII: The Malevolence of Taxation by the Government; XIII: The Social Philosophy of Tomorrow; XIV: Some Principles of Political Dynamics

Biography

Reeve Robert Brenner