Against the Dead Hand: The Uncertain Struggle for Global Capitalism

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John Wiley & Sons, 2002. jan. 4. - 352 oldal
A refreshing, insightful look into the political and economic dynamics driving globalization today
Globalization: it's earlier than you think. That's the provocative message of Against the Dead Hand, which traces the rise and fall of the century-long dream of central planning and top-down control and its impact on globalization-revealing the extent to which the "dead hand" of the old collectivist dream still shapes the contours of today's world economy. Mixing historical narrative, thought-provoking arguments, and on-the-scene reporting and interviews, Brink Lindsey shows how the economy has grown up amidst the wreckage of the old regime-detailing how that wreckage constrains the present and obscures the future. He conveys a clearer picture of globalization's current state than the current conventional wisdom, providing a framework for anticipating the future direction of the world economy.

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1 The Weight of the Past
1
2 The Industrial Counterrevolution
16
3 Centralization versus Uncertainty
38
4 From World Economy to World War
61
5 Twilight of the Idols
86
6 The Dead Hand
119
7 Hollow Capitalism
137
8 The Rule of Lawlessness
162
9 Unpeaceful Coexistence
189
10 Recasting the Safety Net
215
11 Liberalization by Fits and Starts
244
EPILOGUE
271
NOTES
275
REFERENCES
303
INDEX
321
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BRINK LINDSEY is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C. He founded and serves as Director of the Center for Trade Policy Studies, a leading voice for free trade and open markets in the Washington trade policy debate. Lindsey's Cato Institute studies have received national and international press attention, and his articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and many other publications. He is a contributing editor of Reason magazine. Lindsey has appeared on CNN, BBC, National Public Radio, and numerous other media outlets.

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