Can Global Capitalism Endure?

At a time when global capitalism is facing unprecedented crises and has seen numerous chinks in its armor exposed, it seems the system may not be as invincible as we've been led to believe. Author William I. Robinson undertakes a compelling exploration in this study of how capitalist elites have staked their hopes for the future on new technologies and an ever-expanding police state to contain mass rebellion and stave off economic turmoil. Robinson is clear that even as existence becomes increasingly difficult for the working class and the Global South—as compounding climate, economic, and political crises threaten the conditions necessary for human life—the elite will lead a comfortable existence. But at some point, capitalism's endless hunger for new raw material and labor will sow the seeds of its own demise. (Short Discount)