Pathology of the Capitalist Spirit

David Levine has been Professor of Economics in the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, USA since 1987. Prior to his appointment at the Korbel School, he held the position of Professor and Chair of the University's Economics Department. Between 1973 and 1981, he held the positions of Assistant and Associate Professor of Economics at Yale University. He is the author of numerous books and articles in the fields of political economy and political psychology, including: Poverty, Work and Freedom (with Abu Rizvi, 2005), Welfare, Right and the State: A Framework for Thinking (2008), Politics without Reason: The Perfect World and the Liberal Ideal (2008), and The Capacity for Civic Engagement: Public and Private Worlds of the Self (2011).

• Preface Introduction 1. Capital 2. The Disease of the Infinite 3. The Spirit of Capitalism 4. Creative Destruction 5. Political Consequences Conclusion References