Globalized Finance and Varieties of Capitalism

Hans van Zon is Professor Emeritus at the University of Sunderland, UK. His publications include Russia's Development Problem (2008, Palgrave Macmillan), The Political Economy of Independent Ukraine (2000, Palgrave Macmillan), The Future of Industry in Central and Eastern Europe (1996), and Alternative Scenarios for Central Europe (1994).

• Introduction1. The USA: Casino Capitalism Unleashed2. The USA: the Great Financial Crisis and its Aftermath3. The Variety of Capitalism and Neo-liberalism4. European Monetary Union and Freedom for Capital5. The Euro as a Divisive Force6. Globalization, Financialization and US Power7. The Variety of Capitalism after the Great Financial Crisis8. Why Economists and Neo-liberals Got it so Wrong? 9. Reclaiming Sovereignty Conclusion