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'{{Distinguish|Michael Perelman (psychologist)}} {{Infobox writer | image = | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Michael Perelman | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|10|1|mf=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{date and age|2020|9|21|mf=y}} | death_place = | occupation = Business writer<br />Professor | nationality = American | period = 1977–present | alma mater = | genre = Non-fiction | subject = [[Economics]] | movement = | notableworks = ''Railroading Economics'' (2006)<br />''Manufacturing Discontent'' (2005) | spouse = | relatives = | awards = | signature = }} '''Michael Perelman''' (born October 1, 1939) was an [[Americans|American]] [[Economics|economist]] and [[Economic history|economic historian]], former professor of [[economics]] at [[California State University, Chico]]. Perelman has written 19 books, including ''Railroading Economics'', ''Manufacturing Discontent'', ''The Perverse Economy'', and ''The Invention of Capitalism''.<ref>Bailes, John & Cihan Aksan. (2008). "The Crisis of Capital: An Interview with Michael Perelman". ''State of Nature''. Spring 2008. Retrieved 22 Mar. 2009. http://www.stateofnature.org/michaelPerelman.html</ref> ==Biography== A student of economics at the [[University of Michigan]] and [[San Francisco State College]], Perelman earned a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]] in [[agricultural economics]] from the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in 1971,<ref name = "CS Economics Department">[http://www.csuchico.edu/econ/faculty/perelman.shtml Michael Perelman, Ph.D., CV], Economics Department, University of California, Chico (Retrieved 21 March 2014)</ref> under supervision of [[George Kuznets]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://michaelperelman.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/what-is-the-matter-with-empirical-economics-freak-freakonomics-again/|title=What is the matter with empirical economics? freak, freakonomics again.|date=March 31, 2007}}</ref> Perelman writes that he was drawn away from the "framework of conventional economics," noticing that the agricultural system was "consuming ten times more energy than it was producing in the form of edible food." Perelman's research into how "profit-oriented agricultural system created hunger, pollution, serious public health consequences, and environmental disruption, while throwing millions of people off the land" led to his first book, ''Farming for Profit in a Hungry World'' (1977).<ref name="CS Economics Department"/> Perelman continued to write extensively in criticism of conventional or mainstream economics, including in all his [[Michael Perelman (economist)#Books|books]] (and especially his [[Michael Perelman (economist)#Books|books]] published from 2000 to date), papers and interviews.<ref>[http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2012/fanelli050512.html "Self-Defense for Workers, Against Market Tyranny: An Interview with Michael Perelman"] by Carlo Fanelli, ''[[Monthly Review]]'' Magazine, May 5, 2012</ref> Although perceiving flaws in Marx's work as it is typically interpreted in the context of its modern reading, Perelman writes that "Marx’s crisis theory was far more sophisticated than many modern readers had realized," focusing on an interpretation that is largely bypassed by many readers of [[Marxian economics|Marxian economic thought]].<ref name="CS Economics Department"/> Perelman views Marxist theory as vindicated through its account of crises that a capitalist economy must inherently generate.<ref name="CS Economics Department"/> Perelman has appeared on a number of programs, including ''[[Media Matters for America|Media Matters]]'',<ref>[http://will.illinois.edu/mediamatters/show/july-20-2008 Michael Perelman, economist at California State University, on Media Matters], July 20, 2008</ref> [[Pacifica Radio]],<ref>[http://wbai.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9632&Itemid=127 "Sun, Sept 2 6:00-7:00 pm: Equal Time for Freethought"] by Barry Seidman, Upcoming Programs: ''WBAI-FM and Pacifica Foundation''. Retrieved 21 March 2014</ref> KPFA 94.1 Berkeley,<ref>[http://www.csuchico.edu/pub/inside/08_02_14/achievements.shtml "In the News"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829112228/http://www.csuchico.edu/pub/inside/08_02_14/achievements.shtml |date=2008-08-29 }}, ''Inside Chico State'', Vol. 38, No. 4, . 14 Feb. 2008. Chico: University Publications. Retrieved 21 March 2014</ref> and [[WBBR]] (Bloomberg Radio).<ref>[http://media.bloomberg.com/bb/avfile/BBRECON/vMYIzswjgxsg.mp3 Interview with Michael Perelman] by Tom Keene, Bloomberg Podcast</ref> ==Books== * ''Farming for Profit in a Hungry World'' (1977) * ''Classical Political Economy, Primitive Accumulation and the Social Division of Labor'' (1983) * ''Karl Marx’s Crises Theories: Labor, Scarcity and Fictitious Capital'' (1987) * ''Keynes, Investment Theory and the Economic Slowdown: The Role of Replacement Investment and q-Ratios'' (1989) * ''Information, Social Relations, and the Economics of High Technology'' (1991) * ''The Pathology of the U.S. Economy: The Costs of a Low Wage System'' (1993) * ''The End of Economics (1996) * ''Class Warfare in the Information Age'' (1998) * ''The Natural Instability of Markets: Expectations, Increasing Returns and the Collapse of Markets'' (1999) * ''Transcending the Economy: On the Potential of Passionate Labor and the Wastes of the Market'' (2000) * ''The Invention of Capitalism: The Secret History of Primitive Accumulation'' (2000) * ''The Pathology of the U.S. Economy Revisited: The Intractable Contradictions of Economic Policy'' (2001) * ''Steal This Idea: Intellectual Property and The Corporate Confiscation of Creativity'' (2002) * ''The Perverse Economy: The Impact of Markets on People and Nature'' (2003) * ''Manufacturing Discontent: The Trap of Individualism in a Corporate Society'' (2005) * ''Railroading Economics: The Creation of the Free Market Mythology'' (2006) * ''The Confiscation of American Prosperity: From Right-Wing Extremism and Economic Ideology to the Next Great Depression'' (2007) * ''The Invisible Handcuffs of Capitalism: How Market Tyranny Stifles the Economy by Stunting Workers'' (2011) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{wikiquote}} * [http://www.csuchico.edu/econ/faculty/perelman.shtml California State University page] * Michael Perelman's blog [http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com/ Unsettling Economics] * Michael Perelman. (2000). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=pEKF5LuTxH8C The Invention of Capitalism: Classical Political Economy and the Secret History of Primitive Accumulation]'' Published by [[Duke University Press]]. {{ISBN|0-8223-2491-1}}, {{ISBN|978-0-8223-2491-1}} * [http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/perelman100206.html "What's Wrong with Tort Reform?"] by Michael Perelman (''Monthly Review'') * [http://audio01.will.illinois.edu/mediamatters120617.mp3 Michael Perelman: An Audio Podcast with Bob McChesney] * [http://mantlethought.org/content/left-forum-2011-interview-michael-perelman Interview with Michael Perelman by JK Fowler for The Mantle on March 19, 2011] * [http://mantlethought.org/content/economics-left-michael-perelman Interview with Michael Perelman by JK Fowler for The Mantle on April 15, 2012] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Perelman, Michael}} [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American economics writers]] [[Category:American male non-fiction writers]] [[Category:American economists]] [[Category:California State University, Chico faculty]] [[Category:Economic historians]] [[Category:Historians of economic thought]] [[Category:Marxian economists]] [[Category:UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources alumni]] [[Category:University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts alumni]] [[Category:Copyright scholars]]'