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