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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795528803321

Autore

Coates David <1946-2018, >

Titolo

Flawed capitalism : the anglo-american condition and its resolution / / David Coates

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Agenda Publishing, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-78821-133-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 pages)

Collana

Building Progressive Alternatives

Disciplina

330.122

Soggetti

Capitalism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Also by David Coates and published by Agenda Publishing -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The Anglo-American Condition: Similarities and Differences -- PART I: FLAWED ECONOMIES -- 2 The Rise and Fall of American Economic Leadership -- 3 Chasing Hard and Standing Still: The UK Economy in the American Shadow -- PART II: DIVIDED SOCIETIES -- 4 The Fading of the American Dream? -- 5 The Slow Disintegration of the UK's Postwar Social Settlement -- PART III: INADEQUATE POLITICS -- 6 The Continuing Cost of Empire -- 7 The Folly of Austerity Politics -- PART IV: CONCLUSION -- 8 Towards a Better Future -- Endnotes.

Sommario/riassunto

A major statement on the Anglo-American economic model from a leading theorist of contemporary capitalism and a call for a new social settlement based on greater income equality and social justice.