CONTENTS: 1. Introduction, 2. Some Misconceptions in Economics, 3. John Locke on Hired Labour, 4. Adam Smith and the Division of Labour, 5. Historical Evidence on Land Productivity, 6. Neo-Classical Economics and 'Rationality', 7. Keynes and the Socialization of Investment, 8. Capitalism: Its Specificity and Origins, 9. Competititon under Capitalism, 10. Imperialism or Economic Cooperation?, 11. Capitalism in its Spoontaneity and Appearance, 12. Freedom in the Era of Globalization, 13. The Struggle for Individual Freedom, 14. Socialism and Individual Freedom, Bibliography, Index.