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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457659603321

Autore

Mattick Paul <1944->

Titolo

Business as usual [[electronic resource] ] : the economic crisis and the failure of capitalism / / Paul Mattick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Reaktion Books, 2011

ISBN

1-280-49396-8

9786613589194

1-86189-982-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (129 p.)

Disciplina

338.542

Soggetti

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009

Business cycles

Economic history - 1945-

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Business as Usual Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Preface; 1. What Happened?; 2. Ups and Downs; 3. Money, Profit and Cycles; 4. After the Golden Age; 5. Appropriate Policies; 6. The Future of Capitalism; References; Acknowledgements

Sommario/riassunto

The recent global economic downturn has affected nearly everyone in every corner of the globe. Its vast reach and lingering effects have made it difficult to pinpoint its exact cause, and while some economists point to the risks inherent in the modern financial system, others blame long-term imbalances in the world economy. Into this debate steps Paul Mattick, who, in Business as Usual, explains the global economic downturn in relation to the development of the world economy since World War II, but also as a fundamental example of the cycle of crisis and recovery that has characteriz