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...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Propaganda Versus Economics: Constructing a Myth -- Chapter 3. Buying Power Not Protest: The Myth Prevents Unrest -- Chapter 4.The Myth’s “BIG THREE” Modern Purveyors: Reviewing Selig, Nielsen, McKinsey & Co -- Chapter 5. The Myth at. Play: A Most...