"Free market capitalism is one of humanity's greatest inventions and the greatest source of prosperity the world has ever seen. But this success has been costly. Capitalism is on the verge of destroying the planet and destabilizing society as wealth rushes to the top. The time for action is...

Der Journalist Reichhart bietet hier einige kurze und hochaktuelle Einblicke in das moderne China. Der Autor lebt seit Jahren in diesem Land und hat viel von seinen beruflichen Erfahrungen einfliessen lassen. Ein kurzer Überblick über die Lage in diesem immer wichtiger werdenden Land....

Contrary to the widely-held view that the East Asian developmental state is neutral in terms of the relationship between capital and labour, this text argues that the developmental state exists to promote the interests of capital over labour

Para-sites of capitalism -- Can the mosquito speak? -- Principles true in every country -- The character of calculability -- Peasant studies -- The invention and reinvention of the peasant -- Nobody listens to a poor man -- Heritage and violence -- Fixing the economy -- The object of development...

"The untold story of how restrictive policies are preventing China from becoming the world's largest economy Dexter Roberts lived in Beijing for two decades working as a reporter on economics, business and politics for Bloomberg. In his book, The Myth of Chinese Capitalism, Roberts shows readers...

"This book problematises the statist underpinnings of the concept of the 'developmental state,' both in terms of state-society and national-global relations, challenging the notion that the state is the agent of national development qua being autonomous from the domestic and global economies....