Capitalism

Review – Drug War Capitalism

Richard W. Coughlin • Aug 9 2017 • Features

Dawn Paley’s book captures the opportunistic capacity of neoliberal decision-makers to advance policy agendas through the War on Drugs in Latin America.

Mass Migrations across the World-System’s History

Yoan Molinero Gerbeau • Aug 1 2017 • Articles

Migration – apart from forced migration – is not a rational choice, but the result of the migrant’s decisions taken in the restrictive frame of the global world-system.

On Capitalism and Racism

Haider Khan • Jul 19 2016 • Articles

Building a global movement for a nonracist, nonsexist egalitarian and ecologically sustainable society is the only way forward for a better world beyond capitalism.

Interview – Harry Shutt

E-International Relations • Jun 25 2016 • Features

Harry Shutt discusses the decline of Capitalism, puts forward his case for a universal basic income, and stresses the need for an interdisciplinary approach to economics.

Review – Globalization and Capitalist Geopolitics

Adrian Budd • Apr 23 2016 • Features

Focusing on tensions between economic transnationalization and the persistence of inter-state rivalry, Woodley poses challenging questions for all perspectives in IR.

Imagining the End of the World in Fiction and Capitalism

Sadek Kessous • Mar 29 2016 • Articles

Capitalism has long been read as the only game in town but fiction has consistently tested that rule with the idea of dystopia.

Capitalism and Competition Regulation in Europe: A Synopsis

Hubert Buch-Hansen and Angela Wigger • Jan 17 2016 • Articles

In the era of embedded liberalism European competition regulation tended to serve a neo-mercantilist purpose by allowing for certain distortions of competition.

Review – How the West Came to Rule: The Geopolitical Origins of Capitalism

Chris Grocott • Dec 16 2015 • Features

Using fresh theoretical tools and analysis to challenge the received wisdom of capitalist development, this title will be of considerable use to a variety of scholars.

Karl Polanyi: Diagnosing Liberal Extremism

Gareth Dale • Dec 7 2015 • Articles

Polanyi’s The Great Transformation theorises grand historical trends without losing sight of the intersections between economic history, IR and social movements.

Review – Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt

Elizabeth Austin • Nov 12 2015 • Features

Although this title makes some valid points to support its hypothesis regarding corporate capitalism, ultimately a clear and substantial vision of revolution is lacking.

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