This chapter addresses three issues: the general nature of periodisation; alternative criteria for periodising capitalism; and the contradictions of Atlantic Fordism and after-Fordist economies. My analysis rests on a 'strategic-relational' approach. Emphasising the interplay of structure and...

"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...

Front Matter -- Half Title -- Other titles of interest -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes on the Contributors -- Main Body -- Introduction: Political Economy and Global Capitalism, by Robert Albritton, Bob Jessop and Richard Westra -- References -- Part I:...

Chapter 1. Stages of Capitalism: From Start to Finish -- Chapter 2. The Theory of a Purely Capitalist Society -- Chapter 3. Stage Theory -- Chapter 4. Historical Analysis as a Level of Political Economy -- Chapter 5. The Stage of Mercantilism -- Chapter 6. The Stage of Liberalism -- Chapter 7....