"This volume analyses contemporary capitalism and its crises based on a theory of capitalist evolution known as the social structure of accumulation (SSA) theory. It applies this theory to explain the severe financial and economic crisis that broke out in 2008 and the kind of changes required to...

Machine generated contents note: Foreword IntroductionGrowth and Structural Features of Transition: Theoretical Framework and General OverviewGovernance, Institutions and Growth: Empirical Lessons from the Post-Communist TransitionHuman capital and social capital as interacting factors of...

section 1. Globalisation : political, economic and cultural dimensions -- section 2. Sustainable development, social welfare and human resources -- section 3. Civil society, informal networks and local governance -- Section 4. Globalisation : security and strategic dimensions