"Schumpeter was the most farsighted of twentieth-century economists. His focus on capitalism and creative destruction made him the prophet of globalization." -- The Nation

In this new addition to the Harper Perennial Modern Thought series, preeminent economist Joseph Schumpeter, author of Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy, offers his celebrated answer to question everyone is now asking: Can Capitalism Survive? His answer: "No. I do not think it can." Learn his fascinating reason why in this book of philosophy, considered by many economists to be the finest analysis of capitalism ever written.