1st Edition

The Future of Capitalism After the Financial Crisis The Varieties of Capitalism Debate in the Age of Austerity

Edited By Richard Westra, Dennis Badeen, Robert Albritton Copyright 2015
256 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Future of Capitalism After the Financial Crisis: The Varieties of Capitalism Debate in the Age of Austerity contains thirteen world leading political economists writing from within eight different countries who critically analyze the current crisis tendencies of capitalism both globally and in particular countries. Given the likelihood of an increasingly crisis prone future for capitalism, it... Read more

I. Varieties of Capitalism from Beginning to End? 1.From Imperialism to Varieties of Capitalism Richard Westra 2. Variegated Capitalism and the Political Economy of Austerity Bob Jessop 3. Varieties of Capitalism or Dominant Fractions? Kees van der Pijl 4. Comparative Capitalisms and the Theory of Capitalist Stages Terrence McDonough II. Varieties of Cases, Convergence of Outcomes? 5. The End of One American Century… And the Beginning of Another? Tony Smith 6. The Transformations of Italian Capitalism in the Global Financial Crisis Grant Amyot 7. Germany and the Crisis: Steady as She Goes? Ian Bruff 8. The Japanese Model Dismantled in the Multiple Crises Makoto Itoh III. Crisis, Austerity and the Extinction of Capitalism? 9. A Phase of Transition Away From Capitalism Robert Albritton 10. Not Just Another Crisis: How and Why The Great Recession Was Different Maria N. Ivanova 11. Competitiveness or Emancipation? Rethinking Regulation and (Counter-) Hegemony in Times of Capitalist Crisis Hans-Jürgen Bieling and Ulrich Brand 12. Profitability and Modern Capitalism Guglielmo Carchedi

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Edited by Westra, Richard; Badeen, Dennis; Albritton, Robert