Contours of Descent
Subtitle: US Economic Fractures and the Landscape of Global Austerity
Publisher: Verso
Published: September 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781859846735
Subjects: Economic theory & philosophy; Political economy; Government - U.S. Government; Economic Conditions; Contemporary Economic Situations And Conditions; Public Policy - Economic Policy; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Government & Business; Business/Economics; USA; Economic policy; International economic relations; Recessions; Economics - General; United States; 1993-2001; 2001-; Financial crises
First sentence: In July 2002, the cover article of the leading economics newsweekly The Economist blared out: "American Capitalism Takes a Beating."