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In this era of 'globalization', we hear about a 'new imperialism', the hegemony of global capital and its chief enforcer, the US. Today, with the US promising a war against terrorism, this notion seems more plausible than ever, but what does imperialism mean in the absence of co…
Recent instability in financial markets has shaken the idea that the foundations of the global economy are sound. This book forsakes the criterions of both the Left and liberal economists to examine the actual behaviour of economic institutions.
In a world of increasing austerity measures, democratic politics comes under pressure. With the need to consolidate budgets and to accommodate financial markets, the responsiveness of governments to voters declines. However, democracy depends on choice. Citizens must be able to …
Politics in the age of austerity
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In a world of increasing austerity measures, democratic politics comes under pressure. With the need to consolidate budgets and to accommodate financial markets, the responsiveness of governments to voters declines. However, democracy depends on choice.
Piketty analyzes a unique collection of data from twenty countries, ranging as far back as the eighteenth century, to uncover key economic and social patterns and shows that modern economic growth and the diffusion of knowledge have allowed us to avoid inequalities. He argues, h…
"La répartition des richesses est l'une des questions les plus vives et les plus débattues aujourd'hui. Mais que sait-on vraiment de son évolution sur le long terme ? La dynamique de l'accumulation du capital engendre-t-elle inévitablement sa concentration toujours plus forte en…
Throughout world history, argues Bodley (anthropology, Washington State U.), particular individuals, driven to accumulate social power, have promoted growth, or scale increases, that amplified many human problems by socializing the costs of development and disproportionately con…
Throughout world history, argues Bodley (anthropology, Washington State U.), particular individuals, driven to accumulate social power, have promoted growth, or scale increases, that amplified many human problems by socializing the costs of development and disproportionately con…
"The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality in the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism. Sven Beckert's rich, fascinating book tells the story of how, in a remarkably brief period, European entrepreneurs and powerful st…