Full Description
Today, globalisation has entered a critical phase of slowdown. The asymmetrical US-China relationship that has been the fundamental axis up to now has entered into crisis. The financial imperialism of the dollar proves to be increasingly burdensome and destabilizing. The rise of capitalist China is questioning US imperialist levy. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the looming confrontation, while identifying potential points of no return in the intertwined dynamics of the world market, geopolitical configurations, and class relationships. Neither contender can give up the game. Will there be a de-globalisation? Is a multipolar order realistic? Are we facing a Chinese hegemonic challenge or rather first signs that hint at the potential for systemic disintegration?
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
Introduction
1 The Crisis Inside Globalisation
1 Prologue: The Financial Imperialism of the Dollar
2 Where Does Globalisation Go from Here?
2 United States
1 Grand Strategy?
3 China
1 Transition to What?
2 The Agrarian Question
3 Class Struggle and Capitalist Development
4 A New Strategy
5 China at a Crossroads
6 Globalisation, the Chinese Way
7 The Internationalisation of the Renminbi Yuan
8 China's Geopolitics
9 Imperialism and China: Concluding Remarks
Epilogue
1 The Changing Pace of Decoupling
2 Global Fallout
3 Geopolitical Disconnections
4 China: the Domestic Picture
5 A Global Reformism?
6 The Crisis to Come
Bibliography
Index
