"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...

Wirtschaft ist ohne Wachstum undenkbar: Unternehmen wollen ihre Gewinne steigern, Anteilseigner ihre Aktienkurse, ganze Volkswirtschaften ihr Bruttoinlandsprodukt. Wer nicht wächst, stirbt, so scheint es. Doch diese Sicht wird zunehmend in Frage gestellt. Immer mehr Wachstumskritiker fordern...

We are undergoing a historical transformation in the way we create and disseminate energy. Together, Internet technology and the reality of renewable energy are creating a new type of electrical grid, one in which energy is stored and distributed on an individual basis. Soon, hundreds of...

"Hans van Zon analyzes the financialization of developed capitalism, and argues that the emergency of finance as a dominant force has contributed to the relative decline of the West. He demonstrates that the neo-liberal model is inherently unstable and undermines capitalist economies, which can...