"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...

Aus asiatischer Perspektive erscheint die Volksrepublik China häufig als vorbildlicher Gegenentwurf zu einem vermeintlich im Niedergang begriffenen, moralisch ausgezehrten und inflexiblen "Westen". Letzteres ist auch der Tenor des Buches von dem Indien-stämmigen Politikwissenschaftler der...

"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...

In Does Capitalism Have a Future?, a global quintet of distinguished scholars cut their way through to the question of whether our capitalist system can survive in the medium run. Despite the current gloom, conventional wisdom still assumes that there is no real alternative to capitalism. The...