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An Enquiry into the Ideology and Reality of Market and Market System

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • John Lepper
      Pages 1-11
  3. Market: Anatomy of a Concept

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-14
    2. Nature of Market

      • John Lepper
      Pages 15-37
    3. Market Politics and Social Discourse

      • John Lepper
      Pages 38-55
    4. Market and Law

      • John Lepper
      Pages 56-65
    5. Market Reality and Market Beliefs

      • John Lepper
      Pages 66-78
    6. Market As Science

      • John Lepper
      Pages 79-90
    7. Market Application

      • John Lepper
      Pages 91-104
  4. Mercantifer: Explorations of Economic Reality

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-106
    2. Nature of Mercantifers

      • John Lepper
      Pages 107-115
    3. How Mercantifers Emerge and Function

      • John Lepper
      Pages 116-130
    4. Market Failure and Mercantifer Success

      • John Lepper
      Pages 131-142
    5. Mercantifer Processes

      • John Lepper
      Pages 143-160
    6. Types of Mercantifer

      • John Lepper
      Pages 161-175
    7. Trajectories and Mercantifers

      • John Lepper
      Pages 176-184
    8. Theory of Mercantifers

      • John Lepper
      Pages 185-197
  5. Systems of Mercantifers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 199-199
    2. Mercantifer Systems

      • John Lepper
      Pages 201-217
    3. Mercantifers and Money

      • John Lepper
      Pages 218-230

About this book

Why do markets exist? How are they maintained? What are market systems and how are they formed? This book addresses these fundamental questions and challenges the traditional view that markets and market systems are 'natural', asserting instead that they are ideologically coloured and of dubious scientific value.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Advanced Studies, Lancaster University, UK

    John Lepper

About the author

JOHN LEPPER is Research Fellow at Lancaster University, UK. His public and private sector experience includes advising Nomura, the Bank of New Zealand and the Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand. He was director of a private consultancy and has taught at universities in the UK, New Zealand and China.

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