The global minotaur : America, Europe, and the future of the global economy /
Varoufakis, Yanis, 1961-
The global minotaur : America, Europe, and the future of the global economy / Yanis Varoufakis - New and updated edition - London : New York: Zed Books; Distributed in U.S.A. by Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. - xvi, 280 p.; 20 cm. - Economic controversies . - Economic controversies .
Originally published in 2011 by Zed Books as The global minotaur : America, the true origins of the financial crisis and the future of the world economy
Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-271) and index.
Preface to the New Edition1. Introduction2. Laboratories of the future3. The Global Plan4. The Global Minotaur5. The beast's handmaidens6. Crash7. The handmaidens strike back8. The Minotaur's global legacy: the dimming sun, the wounded tigers, a flighty Europa and an anxious dragon9. A future without the Minotaur?
Financialization, greed, ineffectively regulated banks - all have been blamed for the global economic crisis. In reality, though, these were mere subplots in a much grander, almost mythological, drama. Remarkable and provocative, The global minotaur gives an essential account of the socio-economic events that have shaped the world as we now know it, and the options available for reintroducing a modicum of reason in our irrational global economic order.
9781780324500 (pbk.) 1780324502 (pbk.)
2012455094
International finance--History--20th century.
International finance--History--21st century.
Economic forecasting.
Balance of trade--United States.
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
Crisis financiera global, 2008-2009
Finanzas internacionales--Historia--Siglo XX.
United States--Foreign economic relations.
United States--Economic policy.
Estados Unidos --Relaciones económicas exteriores
Estados Unidos --Política económica
HC 59 / V324g 2013
The global minotaur : America, Europe, and the future of the global economy / Yanis Varoufakis - New and updated edition - London : New York: Zed Books; Distributed in U.S.A. by Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. - xvi, 280 p.; 20 cm. - Economic controversies . - Economic controversies .
Originally published in 2011 by Zed Books as The global minotaur : America, the true origins of the financial crisis and the future of the world economy
Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-271) and index.
Preface to the New Edition1. Introduction2. Laboratories of the future3. The Global Plan4. The Global Minotaur5. The beast's handmaidens6. Crash7. The handmaidens strike back8. The Minotaur's global legacy: the dimming sun, the wounded tigers, a flighty Europa and an anxious dragon9. A future without the Minotaur?
Financialization, greed, ineffectively regulated banks - all have been blamed for the global economic crisis. In reality, though, these were mere subplots in a much grander, almost mythological, drama. Remarkable and provocative, The global minotaur gives an essential account of the socio-economic events that have shaped the world as we now know it, and the options available for reintroducing a modicum of reason in our irrational global economic order.
9781780324500 (pbk.) 1780324502 (pbk.)
2012455094
International finance--History--20th century.
International finance--History--21st century.
Economic forecasting.
Balance of trade--United States.
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
Crisis financiera global, 2008-2009
Finanzas internacionales--Historia--Siglo XX.
United States--Foreign economic relations.
United States--Economic policy.
Estados Unidos --Relaciones económicas exteriores
Estados Unidos --Política económica
HC 59 / V324g 2013