Hans van Zon analyzes the financialization of developed capitalism, and argues that the emergence of finance as a dominant force has contributed to the relative decline of the West. He demonstrates that the neo-liberal model is inherently unstable and undermines capitalist economies, which can only function if they are embedded in institutions that are non- or even pre-capitalist. He shows how a toxic combination of financialization, corporate globalization, and a deregulated an...
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Introduction
1. The USA: Casino Capitalism Unleashed
2. The USA: the Great Financial Crisis and its Aftermath
3. The Variety of Capitalism and Neo-liberalism
4. European...
Despre autor
Hans van Zon is Professor Emeritus at the University of Sunderland, UK. His publications include Russia’s Development Problem (2008, Palgrave Macmillan), The Political ...