Publisher's Synopsis
"Abstract This volume provides a multidisciplinary examination of the intersection of capitalist economic systems and democratic societies across time and space. Featuring 24 essays from scholars across 9 fields of study, this volume interrogates the ideas, history, and policy behind these two principal elements of liberal society. This volume examines how democratic and capitalist systems have changed and are changing, and applies those lessons to our present circumstances. In addition to exploring past frictions at the intersection of democracy and capitalism, this volume shows how democratic and capitalist forces influence how institutions work, develop, and change. Organized into six sections in which 3-4 analytical chapters are contextualized by a short synthetic essay, the volume begins with an introduction that explores the vibrant historical debate over whether democracy and capitalism can and should coexist in America. The core
