The Triumph Of Broken Promises

Author : Fritz Bartel
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674976789
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Triumph of Broken Promises written by Fritz Bartel and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Fritz Bartel
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674275810
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Triumph of Broken Promises written by Fritz Bartel and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful case that the economic shocks of the 1970s hastened both the end of the Cold War and the rise of neoliberalism by forcing governments to impose austerity on their own people. Why did the Cold War come to a peaceful end? And why did neoliberal economics sweep across the world in the late twentieth century? In this pathbreaking study, Fritz Bartel argues that the answer to these questions is one and the same. The Cold War began as a competition between capitalist and communist governments to expand their social contracts as they raced to deliver their people a better life. But the economic shocks of the 1970s made promises of better living untenable on both sides of the Iron Curtain. Energy and financial markets placed immense pressure on governments to discipline their social contracts. Rather than make promises, political leaders were forced to break them. In a sweeping narrative, The Triumph of Broken Promises tells the story of how the pressure to break promises spurred the end of the Cold War. In the West, neoliberalism provided Western leaders like Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher with the political and ideological tools to shut down industries, impose austerity, and favor the interests of capital over labor. But in Eastern Europe, revolutionaries like Lech Walesa in Poland resisted any attempt at imposing market discipline. Mikhail Gorbachev tried in vain to reform the Soviet system, but the necessary changes ultimately presented too great a challenge. Faced with imposing economic discipline antithetical to communist ideals, Soviet-style governments found their legitimacy irreparably damaged. But in the West, politicians could promote austerity as an antidote to the excesses of ideological opponents, setting the stage for the rise of the neoliberal global economy.

Author : Chris Walton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781861610942
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Broken Promises written by Chris Walton and published by . This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul Kelly
Publisher : Melbourne Univ. Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0522867820
Total Pages : 651 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Triumph and Demise written by Paul Kelly and published by Melbourne Univ. Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-22 with total page 651 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring a new introduction in response to Julia Gillard's memoir, this revised edition brings Paul Kelly's masterpiece on the Rudd-Gillard years up to the present. Drawing on more than sixty on-the-record interviews with all the major players, Triumph and Demise is full of remarkable disclosures. It is the inside account of the hopes, achievements and bitter failures of the Labor Government from 2007 to 2013. Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard came together to defeat John Howard, formed a brilliant partnership and raised the hopes of the nation. Yet they fell into tension and then hostility under the pressures of politics and policy. Veteran journalist Paul Kelly probes the dynamics of the Rudd-Gillard partnership and dissects what tore them apart. He tells the full story of Julia Gillard's tragedy as our first female prime minister—her character, Rudd's destabilisation, the carbon tax saga and how Gillard was finally pulled down on the eve of the 2013 election. Kelly documents the most misunderstood event in these years—the rise of Tony Abbott and the reason for his success. It was Abbott's performance that denied Rudd and Gillard the chance to recover. Labor misjudged Abbott and paid the price. Kelly writes with a keen eye and fearless determination. His central theme is that Australian politics has entered a crisis of the system that, unless corrected, will diminish the lives of all Australians.

Author : Orville Winthorp Taylor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789769557956
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Broken Promises, Hearts and Pockets written by Orville Winthorp Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "...an important study of the evolution of Jamaican labour from its plantation origins until the early decades of the twenty first-century"--Page ix.

Author : Angus Burgin
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674067436
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Persuasion written by Angus Burgin and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just as economists struggle today to justify the free market after the global economic crisis, an earlier generation revisited their worldview after the Great Depression. In this intellectual history of that project, Burgin traces the evolution of postwar economic thought in order to reconsider the most basic assumptions of a market-centered world.

Author : Francesco Boldizzoni
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0674919327
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foretelling the End of Capitalism written by Francesco Boldizzoni and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Prophecies about the end of capitalism are as old as capitalism. None of them, so far, has come true. Yet we keep looking into the crystal ball in search of harbingers of doom. Francesco Boldizzoni gets to the root of the very human need to imagine a better world and uncovers the mechanisms by which the same forecasting mistakes are made over and over again. He offers a compelling solution to the puzzle of what is capitalism and why it seems able to survive all sorts of shocks. The global crisis that developed countries faced at the beginning of the twenty-first century has undermined faith in the capitalist market economy bringing once again to the forefront questions about its long-term prospects. Is capitalism on its way out? If not, what should be expected from future crises? Will society be able and willing to bear the social and environmental costs of creative destruction and relentless financialization? These and other questions have lain at the heart of political economy since the age of Karl Marx. Foretelling the End of Capitalism takes us on a journey through two centuries of unfulfilled prophecies to challenge the belief in an immutable destiny"--

Author : James M. Robertson
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 022802188X
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mediating Spaces written by James M. Robertson and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2024-06-18 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the twentieth century in the lands of Yugoslavia, socialists embarked on multiple projects of supranational unification. Sensitive to the vulnerability of small nations in a world of great powers, they pursued political sovereignty, economic development, and cultural modernization at a scale between the national and the global – from regional strategies of Balkan federalism to continental visions of European integration to the internationalist ambitions of the Non-Aligned Movement. In Mediating Spaces James Robertson offers an intellectual history of the diverse supranational politics of Yugoslav socialism, beginning with its birth in the 1870s and concluding with its violent collapse in the 1990s. Showcasing the ways in which socialists in Southeast Europe confronted the political, economic, and cultural dimensions of globalization, the book frames the evolution of supranational politics as a response to the shifting dynamics of global economic and geopolitical competition. Arguing that literature was a crucial vehicle for imagining new communities beyond the nation, Robertson analyzes the manuscripts, journals, and personal correspondence of the literary left to excavate the cultural geographies that animated Yugoslav socialism and its supranational horizons. The book ultimately illuminates the innovative strategies of cultural development used by socialist writers to challenge global asymmetries of power and prestige. Mediating Spaces reveals the full significance of supranationalism in the history of socialist thought, recovering a key concern for an era of renewed geopolitical contestation in Eastern Europe.

Author : Thomas Baran
Publisher : Thomas Baran
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Broken Promises. Promised Land. written by Thomas Baran and published by Thomas Baran. This book was released on 2023-12-15 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Broken Promises. Promised Land," delve into the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the poignant lens of the Palestinian narrative. This compelling account unravels the complexities of the longstanding struggle, offering a gripping portrayal of historical events and their reverberations in the present. From the historically significant Nakba to the recent events unfolding in the Gaza Strip, this book presents a powerful exploration of the challenges faced by the Palestinian people. Gain insight into the human stories, the resilient spirit, and the untold experiences that lie at the core of this enduring conflict. With a focus on recent events in the Gaza Strip, the book provides a timely and thought-provoking analysis, shedding light on the impact of broken promises and the quest for justice. It invites readers to question, reflect, and engage with the multifaceted layers of a conflict that continues to shape the lives of those living in the Promised Land. "Broken Promises. Promised Land" is a testament to the strength of the human spirit amidst adversity, urging readers to confront the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the eyes of those who have endured its impact. This book is a call for empathy, understanding, and a renewed commitment to seeking a just and lasting resolution in the region.

Author : S. N. Cook
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Broken Promises written by S. N. Cook and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: