The United States in decline / edited by Richard Lachmann.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lachmann, Richard.

Series:

Political power and social theory ; v. 26.

Political power and social theory, 0198-8719 ; v. 26

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--20th century.

United States.

United States--History--21st century.

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, England : Emerald, 2014.

Summary:

The essays in this volume examine finance, industry and strategy both internally and on a global scale. Contributors clarify our understanding of the current state and future trajectory of the United States and the effect of decline on its citizens and the world.

Contents:

Introduction : the United States in decline? / Richard Lachmann

Can the U.S. sustain its global position? Dynamism and stagnation in the U.S. institutional model / Fred Block, Matthew R. Keller

Cold War and China in the (un)making of the dollar standard / Ho-fung Hung

Capital accumulation and the rise of Finance / Marcel Knudsen

The flailing hegemon : managing U.S. military decline / Ian Roxborough, Zoe Levy

Elite fragmentation and the decline of the United States / Mark Mizruchi, Mikell Hyman

From consensus to paralysis in the United States, 1960-2010 / Richard Lachmann

Convergence-2, or the fate of other superpower / Georgi Derluguian.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Print version record

ISBN:

9781783508303

1783508302

OCLC:

881472112