Spectre at the Feast: Capitalist Crisis and the Politics of Recession

By Andrew Gamble

Book Overview

After 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023023075X
• ISBN13: 9780230230750
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.4"