Download or read book Spectres of Capitalism written by Samir Amin and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amin, one of the most influential economists today, examines the changing notion of crisis in capitalism; misconceptions of the free market model; the various distortions of Marx's method; the role of culture in revolutions; the decline of the "law of value" in economics; the philosophical roots of postmodernism; how telecommunications affect ideology; and the myth of "pure economics."