Redeeming Capitalism is important because
capitalism is important.
We can talk about alternative economic systems
all day long if we like, but the fact of the
matter is, we live in a capitalist culture,
a capitalist society, and we are part of a
global capitalist community.
So we need to understand what capitalism is,
how it works, whether it's working well, and
really look at the good, the bad, and the
ugly of this thing we call "capitalism" and
decide whether or not we want to change it
in any way, whether it's changeable, whether
we think it's a force for good or evil.
And these are really important questions because
they don't just affect our pocketbooks; they
affect what kind of culture we're going to
live in, what kind of society we're going
to have.
At the end of the day, people seem to forget
that economics hasn't always been a mathematical
modeling science.
For most of human history, economics was a
social science, even a moral science.
And that's because every economic decision
every person makes is a moral choice.
So we really need to have a better grasp of
what capitalism is, and that's what this book
does.
