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American Hegemony after the Great Recession

Part of the International Political Economy Series Book Series

DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-57539-5

ISBN: 978-1-137-57538-8

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK - Springer Journals

Oct 18, 2017

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Chapter 1An American Crisis; A Global Recession

Tozzo, Brandon

Pages: 1 –12

[The purpose of this book will be twofold: first, to explain the historical development of the financial system as a political project that conditions the response of political leaders. This chapter places significant analytical important on the financial crisis and the Great Recession that began...
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Chapter 2The Great Wars and the Post-war Consensus 1914–1979

Tozzo, Brandon

Pages: 13 –41

[This chapter will discuss the post-World War I years the last time the USA refused to play a more activist role in international relations and its government was mired in economic orthodoxy. I will assess the problems in international capitalism that started just prior to the Great Depression,...
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Chapter 3The Neoliberal Orthodoxy 1979–2000

Tozzo, Brandon

Pages: 43 –63

[This chapter will continue the reconstruction started in the previous chapter by discussion the politicalization of neoliberalism, which began as an economic ideology, but was put into practice in the late 1970s and early 1980s, particularly in Britain and the USA. It will briefly discuss the...
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Chapter 4A Crisis in the European Union

Tozzo, Brandon

Pages: 65 –78

[This chapter will examine the Eurozone. My argument is that the main problem with the Eurozone is institutional. The economic crisis has led to a series of bailouts from national governments. Since 2008, there has been a considerable increase in sovereign debt in the PIIGS (Portugal, Italy,...
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Chapter 5The Demographic and Economic Problems of China

Tozzo, Brandon

Pages: 79 –92

[The chapter will continue by discussing the role of China. Although out of all the major regions China appears to have come out of the recession with few economic problems, underlying a seemingly assertive China is a self-conscious regime and a highly corrupt political and economic system. China...
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Chapter 6American Political Polarization and the Rise of Trump

Tozzo, Brandon

Pages: 93 –126

[This chapter will change pace and build upon the earlier chapters by examining the response to the recession and the political polarization in the USA. I will provide an account of America’s government structure and political culture. I will also discuss how its foreign policy has been motivated...
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Chapter 7The Coming Global Crisis

Tozzo, Brandon

Pages: 127 –134

[The final chapter will discuss the consequences of inaction and provide a series of prescriptions. The liberalization of the financial system has led to a protracted economic crisis in America and the Eurozone, and even China’s economic system shows signs of troubles. Despite some stability in...

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