"For the first time in history, the globe is dominated by one economic system. Capitalism prevails because it delivers prosperity and meets desires for autonomy. But it also is unstable and morally defective. Surveying the varieties and futures of capitalism, Branko Milanovic offers creative...

Spätestens seit der Finanzkrise zeichnet sich ab, dass zwei Ausprägungen im Wettstreit miteinander liegen: ein liberaler Kapitalismus, der mit rechtsstaatlichen Prinzipien und Demokratie einhergeht, und ein autoritärer, in dem Vetternwirtschaft und politische Willkür an der Tagesordnung...

The economic growth in East Asia has been believed to be the model case of the triumph of capitalism. Some progressive economists, for example, the developmental state theorists, also praised the East Asian model as the progressive alternative to neoliberal market fundamentalism, arguing that...

Introduction and evaluation criteria -- Power struggles over policies : the Mao years -- Mao sacrifices ethics to advance macroeconomic performance -- The cat's color does not matter : the Deng years -- Deng xiaoping sacrifices ethics to promote efficiency -- Some will get rich before others :...