Future of Capitalism After the Financial Crisis

Taylor & Francis

The Future of Capitalism After the Financial CrisisThe Varieties of Capitalism Debate in the Age of Austerity\nAuthor(s): Richard Westra, Dennis Badeen, Robert Albritton\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138226784, 978-1138226784\nSynopsis\nThe Future of Capitalism After the Financial Crisis: The Varieties of Capitalism Debate in the Age of Austerity contains thirteen world leading political economists writing from within eight different countries who critically analyze the current crisis tendencies of capitalism both globally and in particular countries. Given the likelihood of an increasingly crisis prone future for capitalism, it is important not only to rethink capitalism in its current manifestations or varieties. It is also important to rethink research methods and conceptual frameworks in preparation for understanding an increasingly rocky future in which capitalism itself could go the way of the many spec.