The spectre at the feast

Description:

"For a long feast of prosperity in the western world, the crisis in the financial markets has conjured up an old spectre - the spectre of capitalist crisis, which many thought had been finally exorcised. On past experience, a full-blown capitalist crisis would bring with it the threat of slump, collapse, polarisation, conflict, and even war, spreading to all parts of the global economy - hence the great efforts being made to contain the present downturn. This important new book by a leading authority sets the financial crisis of 2007/8 in historical context and assesses its global consequences, how far it might go, and what is to be done."--Publisher's description.

subjects: Capitalism,  Economic history,  Financial crises,  Economic security,  History,  Economic history, 21st century,  Economic history--21st century,  Capitalism--history,  Hb3722 .g36 2009,  330.9051

Times: 21st century