The Triumph of Broken Promises : The End of the Cold War and the Rise of Neoliberalism.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bartel, Fritz.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (441 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2022.

Summary:

Communist and capitalist states alike were scarred by the economic shocks of the 1970s. Why did only communist governments fall in their wake? Fritz Bartel argues that Western democracies were insulated by neoliberalism. While austerity was fatal to the legitimacy of communism, democratic politicians could win votes by pushing market discipline.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Introduction: Making and Breaking Promises

PART ONE THE PRIVATIZATION OF THE COLD WAR

1 The Oil Shock to the Cold War

2 Years of Illusion and Reckoning

3 Defeating the Enemy Within

4 The Capitalist Perestroika

5 The Economic Cold War

PART TWO THE END OF THE COLD WAR

6 The Socialist Perestroika

7 A Period of Extraordinary Politics

8 The Coercion of Creditworthiness

9 Exit, Violence, or Austerity

10 Discipline or Retreat

Conclusion: The Triumph of Broken Promises

NOTES

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INDEX

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-674-27580-2

OCLC:

1334105048