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.
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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