As Jeff Madrick makes clear, the single-minded pursuit of huge personal wealth has been on the rise in the United States since the 1970s, led by a few individuals who argue that self-interest guides society more effectively than community concerns. In telling the stories of these politicians,...

Der britische Politologe bezweifelt, dass die durch den Neoliberalismus geprägten Verhältnisse noch grundlegend verändert werden können. Schon in "Postdemokratie" (ID-G 32/08) beschreibt er die Dominanz der Märkte in den westlichen Demokratien. Er erklärt hier die Entwicklung des...

Today’s global world is characterized not only by a high volume ofinternational trade and foreign investment relativeto national income, but also by a changed composition of that tradetowards a greater fraction of trade in inputs andcapital goods and outsourcing of production.. Emphasized is...