Wenn George W. Bush 2008 seine Präsidentschaft beendet und aller Voraussicht nach von einem demokratischen Politiker beerbt wird, dann geht mehr zu Ende als bloß eine achtjährige Präsidentschaft. Es ist das Ende einer geschichtlichen Epoche, das Ende der neokonservativen Bewegung, welche die...

Preface -- Introduction -- The current rules -- More market power, less competition -- The growth of the financial sector -- The "shareholder revolution", the rise of ceo pay, and the squeezing of workers -- Lower taxes for the wealthy -- The end of full-employment monetary policy -- The...

Foreword / Lawrence Summers -- Rights and dollars -- The case for the market -- Equality of income and opportunity -- Increasing equality in an efficient economy -- Further thoughts on equality and efficiency -- Notes -- Index

Introduction -- Ideology, leadership and capitalism -- The impact of industrialization -- The new global economy -- The profit problem -- Solving the profit riddle -- The social case against capitalism -- Liberating the gulag -- Conclusion

"The fundamental question of political theory, one which precedes all other questions about the nature of political life, is why there is a state at all. Is human cooperation feasible without a political authority enforcing it? Or do we need a state to live together? This question also reveals...