Capitalism / Noël Merino, book editor.

Other author Merino, Noël.
Format Book
Publication InfoDetroit : Greenhaven Press, ©2012.
Description252 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Capitalism.

SeriesGlobal viewpoints
Global viewpoints. ^A1035875
Contents Ch. 1 Capitalism around the world. In France and Germany, anticapitalist attitudes are widespread / Stefan Theil -- Scandinavian countries practice a superior form of capitalism / Dominique Moisi -- Popular opinion in China favors capitalism / James A. Dorn -- In Russia, so-called Kremlin capitalism is fascism, not capitalism / Peter Foster -- Africa is undergoing a capitalist revolution that must continue / Ethan B. Kapstein -- ch. 2. Capitalism and the global financial crisis. Unbridled capitalism is to blame for the worldwide financial crisis / Rowan Williams -- Entrepreneurial capitalism is not to blame for the worldwide financial crisis / Leszek Balcerowicz -- Capitalism worldwide is threatened by US government response to the financial crisis / Gary S. Becker and Kevin Murphy -- The crisis of capitalism requires that the United States move away from consumerism / Benjamin R. Barber -- Australia should respond to the financial crisis by rejecting extreme capitalism / Kevin Rudd -- The impact of the crisis on the developing world shows the failure of global capitalism / Jayati Ghosh -- ch. 3. Capitalism and democracy. Capitalism is threatening democracy worldwide / Robert B. Reich -- In the United States and the United Kingdom, democracy threatens capitalism / Anatole Kaletsky -- Capitalism improves the lives of women more than democracy does / Michael D. Stroup -- In many countries, capitalism exists without democracy / Paul Gottfried -- In China, capitalism exists without political democracy / Boris Johnson -- In Latin America, democratic countries are rejecting capitalism / Naomi Klein -- ch. 4. Capitalism and social welfare spending. Europe should not abandon its social model of capitalism / Jeremy Rifkin -- In the United States, social insurance balances the harms of capitalism / Mark Thoma -- The United States should reduce government involvement in social welfare / Jim Manzi -- Japan's model of ethical capitalism promotes advanced welfare / Japan Economic Foundation -- In Canada, the welfare system has masked the problems with capitalism / Ellen Russell -- Iran is experiencing an ongoing struggle between welfare spending and privatization / Rostam Pourzal -- Portugal's welfare state is keeping it from succeeding economically / George Bragues.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011037073
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ISBN9780737756470 (pbk.)
ISBN0737756470 (pbk.)