Front cover

About the author

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Capitalism and Its Alternatives

Introduction

Traditions of resistance

1 Four Faces of Capitalism

Introduction

The political economy of Adam Smith

Karl Marx’s critique of political economy

Keynesian political economy

Hayek’s free economy and strong state

Conclusion

2 Capitalism and Its Crises

Introduction

The interwar collapse and the Great Depression

The break-up of Bretton Woods and the 1970s stagflation

The sub-prime crisis and the Great Recession

Crisis tendencies in capitalism

Conclusions

3 Alternatives to Capitalism

Introduction

A libertarian alternative capitalism

A cooperative alternative to capitalism

A socialist alternative to capitalism

Conclusions

4 Anti-Capitalism

Introduction

The capitalist state

Within the state

Through the state

Against the state

Challenges for anti-capitalism

Conclusions

Conclusions: From Here to There?

From here to there/What is to be done?

References

Index

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