Cargando…

Global imperialism and the great crisis : the uncertain future of capitalism /

"In this provocative study, economist Ernesto Screpanti argues that imperialism--far from disappearing or mutating into a benign "globalization"--Has in fact entered a new phase, which he terms "global imperialism." This is a phase defined by multinational firms cut loose fr...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Screpanti, Ernesto, 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Italiano
Publicado: New York : Monthly Review Press, [2014]
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1. Mythologies in the New Millennium; Globalization and Its Ideology; Comparative Advantages and Disadvantages; Financial Globalization and Development; Poverty and Inequality; 2. A New Form of Imperialism; Historical Forms of Capitalist Imperialism; Ultra-imperialism and "Imperialism"; Global Imperialism; What Global Imperialism Is Not; What Is Global Imperialism?; An Imperium Maius without a Sovereign; 3. Governing the Global Empire; The "Law of Value"; Commercial Discipline; Financial Discipline; Discipline through Terror; Ideological Discipline
  • 4. Multinational Corporations and Nation-StatesThe Heads of the Hydra; The Role of International Organizations; Firms, States, Markets; Can Local Politics Resist Global "Markets"?; 5. The Great Crisis; Financialization and Deregulation; The Millennium Bubble; Act I: The Subprime Crisis; Act II: The Euro Crisis; 6. The Basic Causes of the Crisis; The Evolution of the Wage Share in Advanced Countries; Policy Models: China and the United States; The German Policy Model; The "Markets" Thwart Political Scheming; 7. A Crisis of Transition; The Ups and Downs of U.S. Hegemony
  • The United States and China: An Armed FriendshipThe Difficulties of Europe and Japan; A Currency World War; Inter-imperial Contradictions?; Conclusion: Whither Global Imperialism?; Bibliography; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z