Die Berliner Mauer stand noch, als die Transformation in Polen schon in vollem Gange war. Wie kam es, dass ausgerechnet das Land der Solidarność-Bewegung zum Vorreiter einer marktradikalen Schocktherapie wurde, die fast überall in östlichen Europa Nachahmer fand? Florian Peters erzählt, wie...

De-concentration after World War I -- De-concentration after World War I (part 2) -- The renewed dominance of finance capital under the Depression -- The growing community of interests -- The new oligarchy -- Finance capital in federal finance.

Why did the Cold War come to a peaceful end? And why did neoliberal economics sweep across the world in the late twentieth century? In this pathbreaking study, Fritz Bartel argues that the answer to these questions is one and the same. The Cold War began as a competition between capitalist and...

"This book underscores the historical evolution of the capitalist world system since the sixteenth century, elucidating the eighteenth-century fall and contemporary rise of China, India, and Pakistan. Emphasizing the importance of both economic and strategic powers for nations, the narrative...