This Palgrave Pivot uses Marxian economic categories and analysis to explore the deeper causes of the 2008 global economic crisis, what the crisis represents for capitalism, and why fiscal and monetary policies pursued in its wake have failed to rejuvenate economies. With an innovative...

1. Introduction -- 2. A Peripheral Finn in the Capital of Europe -- 3. Fire Brigade to Athens -- 4. Big Bazooka by Night -- 5. The Deauville Doomsday and Voldemort in Ireland -- 6. The Comprehensive Crisis Response -- 7. Summertime Blues in Italy -- 8. The Hour of Obama – and Don Camillo -- 9....