Includes bibliographical references (p. 479-516) and index.
Contents:
Into the twentieth century -- I: Last best years of the golden age, 1896-1914 -- Global capitalism triumphant -- Defenders of the global economy -- Success stories of the golden age -- Failures of development -- Problems of the global economy -- II: Things fall apart, 1914-1939 -- "All that is solid melts into air..." -- The world of tomorrow -- The established order collapses -- The turn to Autarky -- Building a social democracy -- III: Together again, 1939-1973 -- Reconstruction east and west -- The Bretton woods system in action -- Decolonization and development -- Socialism in many countries -- The end of Bretton woods -- IV: Globalization, 1973-2000 -- Crisis and change -- Globalizers victorious -- Countries catch up -- Countries fall behind -- Global capitalism troubled.
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