Samir Amin remains one of the world's most influential thinkers about the changing nature of North-South relations in the development of contemporary capitalism. In this highly prescient book, originally published in 1997, he provides a powerful analysis of the new unilateral capitalist era...

Foreword by Francesco Schettino Part I:Capitalism and Socialism as Modes of Production 1. Introduction to Part I2. The hard scientific underpinnings of XXIth century political economy3. Modes of production and socioeconomic formations 4. Labor and value 5. Real competition, pending issues and...

Communist parties ruled sixteen states over the course of the 20th century. At communistsm's high point, its adherents envisioned global triumph. Today, however, only five communist regimes remain in power. Why? In this book, George W. Breslauer, who has spent decades studying the evolution of...