"Originally published in Japan in 1953 by Iwanami Shoten, Uno Kōzō's Theory of Crisis presents an unparalleled and systematic demonstration of the necessity of crisis under the capitalist mode of production. Based on a radical re-interpretation of Marx's Capital, Uno's theory of crisis...

Introduction / Nobuharu Yokokawa and Gary Dymski -- 1. From the subprime to the great earthquake crisis in Japan / Makotoh Itoh -- 2. The global financial crisis : the instability of U.S.-centered global capitalism / Tetsuji Kawamura -- 3. Financialization and capitalist accumulation : a...