저자서문··········································································· viii
한국어판··········································································· xiv
저자서문··········································································· xiv
역자서문··········································································· xvi

1장 자본주의란 무엇인가················································ 1
현대 자본주의의 보편성················································· 2
현대 자본주의의 출현···················································· 7
흥하는 자본주의, 쇠하는 봉건주의································ 12
자본주의 발전의 물결·················································· 18
자본주의 발전의 단계·················································· 23
현대 자본주의의 성격·················································· 31

2장 위로부터의 자본주의················································ 37
자본주의의 다양성······················································ 38
자본주의의 다양성을 초래한 요인································· 48
복지자본주의의 세 가지 유형········································ 57
도전 받는 다양성························································ 65
상황이 변할수록 그들은 더욱 더 변함이 없다?··················· 75

3장 아래로부터의 자본주의············································· 85
초기 노동계급의 형성·················································· 89
단합된 계급? 분열된 계급?··········································· 95
초기 자본주의에 대한 대응 ·········································· 99
초기 자본주의 국가의 노동계급 정치··························· 103
자본주의의 복지 시절을 향유하기······························· 108
조직 노동자들의 흥망················································ 114
옛 자본주의와 새 자본주의의 공존······························ 123

4장 자본주의 논쟁························································· 131
설명의 패러다임 ······················································ 132
고전적 자유주의의 렌즈를 통해 본 자본주의················· 139
마르크스주의의 렌즈를 통해 본 자본주의····················· 145
자본주의와 사회개혁················································· 152
패러다임의 충돌······················································· 159
패러다임 선택하기···················································· 168

5장 자본주의와 그 결과················································· 178
중심부 자본주의 국가들의 과거 생활수준 ···················· 181
중심부 바깥에서의 과거 생활수준······························· 184
자본주의와 현재의 생활수준······································ 187
자본주의와 젠더······················································· 199
자본주의와 삶의 질··················································· 207
자본주의와 정치······················································· 217

6장 자본주의와 그 미래················································· 227
성장의 문제····························································· 228
불평등의 문제·························································· 236
시장을 기반으로 한 불평등의 문제······························ 243
기존 조건의 문제······················································ 252
인종과 민족··························································· 254
종교······································································ 258
공유지의 문제·························································· 263
자본주의의 문제?····················································· 272

용어해설········································································· 276
참고문헌········································································· 285
찾아보기········································································· 295
역자소개········································································· 301

[자본주의]는 현대 자본주의의 역사와 방향, 그리고 단계에 관한 안내서인 동시에, 그러한 방향과 단계의 결정요인을 놓고 벌어지는 토론에 관한 개설서이기도 하다. 자본주의의 역사와 이론을 함께 논함으로써 자본주의의 변화 과정과 역동성을 이해하는 데 적합한 안내서인 것이다.