TY - JOUR
AU - Perelman, Michael
AB - 242 Book Reviews Note 1. The numerous published studies on the oil industry need not be cited here. Those who may still believe that the energy crisis has to do only with supply and demand can have their illusions shattered by reading V. H. Oppenheim's excellent article, "Why Oil Prices Go Up: The Past, We Pushed Them," Foreign Policy 25 (Winter 1976-1977): 24-57. The article substantiates the statements I have made in this paragraph. A THEORY OF CAPITALIST REGULATION: THE U.S. EX­ PERIENCE. By Michel Aglietta. London: New Left Books, 1979. Pp. 390. $24.50. Michel Aglietta's work is very important, although many readers might be put off by the form of presentation. Aglietta's language presupposes a familiarity with general equilibrium theory, mathematics, and Marx. Moreover, because terms are not defined at the outset, meanings become clear only after the thread of the argument is picked up some pages later. I write these warnings because the work is too valuable to be neglected by hesitant readers who become prematurely discouraged. Aglietta's project is to unravel the dialectic of capitalist development in the twentieth century. Taking his cue from Antonio Gramsci's concept of Fordism [Gram sci 1971, pp. 279-318], Aglietta sets 
TI - A Theory of Capitalist Regulation: The U.S. Experience
JF - Journal of Economic Issues
DO - 10.1080/00213624.1981.11503839
DA - 1981-03-01
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SP - 242
EP - 243
VL - 15
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -