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Bonfire of Illusions: The Twin Crises of the Liberal World

ISBN: 978-0-7456-4876-7
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144 pages
March 2010, Polity
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Preface and Acknowledgements ix

Introduction: How the World Changed in 2008 1

1 Finance Humbled 20

What is fi nancialization? 23

Three perspectives on financial crises 34

More than just a financial crisis 50

Dilemmas of recovery 83

2 Empire Confined 95

The state roars back 95

Collision of empires 106

Orchestrating disharmony 121

Conclusion: Regime Change or System Change? 127

The end of neoliberalism? 127

State, market and planning 134

Notes 144

Index 169

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