Offers a different analysis to the mainstream, establishment commentators who have struggled to come to terms with the crisis. This book provides not merely a comprehensive background to the flawed ideologies that precipitated the collapse, but also a radical way forward in light of the catastrophe

The economic crisis of 2007/2008 has prompted much debate as to what caused it and what remedies may be implemented in order to regain a healthy economy. This book addresses these issues through the lens of capitalism with a focus on labour economics, arguing that capitalism, and the employment...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- One. Sitting on the Edge of Apocalypse -- Two. The Interwar Revival of Prophecy -- Three. Hopes Betrayed -- Four. The End of History and What Followed -- Five. Wanderings of the Predictive Mind -- Six. How Capitalism...

"Prophecies about the end of capitalism are as old as capitalism. None of them, so far, has come true. Yet we keep looking into the crystal ball in search of harbingers of doom. Francesco Boldizzoni gets to the root of the very human need to imagine a better world and uncovers the mechanisms by...

1: Capitalism creates progress.-2:The dark side of capitalism and its myths.-3:Capitalistic accumulation.-4:Plundering the world.-5: The welfare state and its crisis.-6: broken promises -- 7: The new challenges.-8: Labour-based development -- 9: Conclusions: Beyond the borders.

1. A Brave New Middle East: The Birth of a New Era. - 2. The Anti-Development State: Economic Origins of Arab Upheavals. - 3. The Advent of Economic Globalization: A Prelude to Crisis. - 4. The Great Recession: Collapse of the Arab Crony Capitalism. - 5. The New Powerbrokers: Political Islam and...