Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. PART I. The Strategy of the U.S. Upper Classes in Neoliberalism: The Success and Failure of a Bold Endeavor 5
5. PART II. The Second Reign of Finance: Classes and Financial Institutions 43
6. PART III. A Tripolar Class Confi guration: Breaking Wage- Earning Homogeneity 71
7. PART IV. Financialization and Globalization: Lifting Barriers – Losing Control 99
8. PART V. Neoliberal Trends: The U.S. Macro Trajectory 141
9. PART VI. From the Housing Boom to the Financial Crisis: U.S. Macroeconomics aft er 2000 171
10. PART VII. Financial Crisis: Storm in the Center – Global Capitalism Shaken 205
11. PART VIII. The Shadow of the Great Depression: Difficult Transitions 265
12. PART IX. A New Social and Global Order: Th e Economics and Politics of the Postcrisis 295
13. APPENDIX A. The Dynamics of Imbalance: A Model 339
14. APPENDIX B. Sources 345
15. APPENDIX C. Acronyms 351
16. Notes 353
17. Index 369