Business as Usual: The Roots of the Global Financial Meltdown

摘要: Situates the current crisis in historical trajectory of capitalist world-system, showing how was made possible not only by neoliberal financial reforms but a massive turn away from manufacturing things value towards seeking profit exchange and credit. Much more basic than result few traders cheating system, this is potential turning point. In original essays, contributors establish why system ripe for past, yet meltdown different. The volume concludes asking whether as deep is, it may contain seeds new global economy, what role US will play, China or other countries rise to leadership. Contributors include: Giovanni Arrighi, Gopal Balakrishnan, Manuel Castells, Daniel Chirot, Fernando Coronil, Nancy Fraser, James K. Galbraith, David Harvey, Caglar Keyder, Beverly J. Silver, Immanuel Wallerstein. Business Usual first part trilogy comprised three books Possible Future series. Volume 1: Business Usual Volume 2: Deepening Crisis Volume 3: Aftermath