Political Economy and Global Capitalism: The 21st Century, Present and Future

by Robert Albritton (Editor), Richard Westra, Robert Jessop (Editor)

This volume brings together original and timely writings by internationally renowned scholars that reflect on the current trajectories of global capitalism and, in the light of these, consider likely, possible or desirable futures. It offers theory-informed writing that contextualizes empirical research on current world-historic events and trends with an eye towards realizing a future of human, social and economic betterment.

Genres: Economics

259 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2007

About the author

Robert Albritton is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at York University, Toronto, Canada. He is the author of various books, such as, most recently, Economics Transformed: Discovering the Brilliance of Marx (2007) and Let Them Eat Junk: How Capitalism Creates Hunger and Obesity (2009).