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Michel Albert: Capitalisme contre Capitalisme. Edition du Seuil, Paris 1991. 316 Seiten, 120 Franc

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Capitalism Around the World -- 1. In France and Germany, Anticapitalist Attitudes Are Widespread -- 2. Scandinavian Countries Practice a Superior Form of Capitalism -- 3. Popular Opinion in China Favors Capitalism -- 4. In Russia, So-Called Kremlin Capitalism Is Fascism, Not Capitalism -- 5. Africa Is Undergoing a Capitalist Revolution That Must Continue -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 2: Capitalism and the Global Financial Crisis -- 1. Unbridled Capitalism Is to Blame for the Worldwide Financial Crisis -- 2. Entrepreneurial Capitalism Is Not to Blame for the Worldwide Financial Crisis -- 3. Capitalism Worldwide Is Threatened by US Government Response to the Financial Crisis -- 4. The Crisis of Capitalism Requires That the United States Move Away from Consumerism -- 5. Australia Should Respond to the Financial Crisis by Rejecting Extreme Capitalism -- 6. The Impact of the Crisis on the Developing World Shows the Failure of Global Capitalism -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 3: Capitalism and Democracy -- 1. Capitalism Is Threatening Democracy Worldwide -- 2. In the United States and the United Kingdom, Democracy Threatens Capitalism -- 3. Capitalism Improves the Lives of Women More Than Democracy Does -- 4. In Many Countries, Capitalism Exists Without Democracy -- 5. In China, Capitalism Exists Without Political Democracy -- 6. In Latin America, Democratic Countries Are Rejecting Capitalism -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 4: Capitalism and Social Welfare Spending -- 1. Europe Should Not Abandon Its Social Model of Capitalism -- 2. In the United States, Social Insurance Balances the Harms of Capitalism

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