Super Imperialism: The Origin and Fundamentals of U.S. World Dominance
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (814 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0745319890 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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. He has taught at New York University and the New School. Michael Hudson is an economist who has worked for Chase Manhattan Bank, Arthur Andersen & Co., and the Hudson Institute
Alvin Toffler, best-selling author of Future Shock and The Third Wave This new and completely revised edition of Super Imperialism describes the genesis of America's political and financial domination. Hudson's critique of the destructive course of the international economic system provides important insights into the real motivations at the heart of these institutions - and the increasing tide of opposition that they face around the world.. "Michael Hudson's brilliant shattering book will leave orthodox economists spluttering. financial diplomacy explores the faults built into the core of the World Bank and the IMF at their inception which -- he argues -- were intended to preserve the US's financial hegemony. Hudson is one of the tiny handful of economic thinkers in today's world who are forcing us to look at old questions in startling new ways". Classical economists don't like to be reminded of the ugly realities of Imperialism. Difficult to detect at the time, these problems have since become explicit as the failure of the international economic system has become apparent; the IMF and World Bank were set up to give aid to developing countries, but instead many of the world's poorest countries have been plunged into insurmountable debt crises. Michael Hudson's in-depth and highly controversial study of U.S
Salty Saltillo said An awkward argument with moments of brilliance. Hudson's historical argument in this book is both brilliant and sometimes a bit rough.Hudson has always had a great talent for interpreting and sketching out for weaker minds like us what the US government's abandonment of the gold-standard really means. When Hudson came forward with his thesis in the mid 1970's, his thesis was outrageous among orthodox economists: to suggest that the US should be worried about the long-term consequences of runnin. Joseph E Marsh Jr said Caveat Emptor!. I pay active attention to Mr Hudson's video commentaries on the Internet and consider him indispensable provided one wishes to understand the global financial system as built and managed by the US, but I am very disappointed with his book, Super Imperialism. Unfortunately, Hudson makes no effort to explain the actual, most-fundamental basics of banking and international finance, apparently expecting his readers to understand how things like curren. "Groundbreaking Academic Research" according to J. Gwinn. Michael Hudson has been a voice in the wind since the first Edition of Super Imperialism in 197Groundbreaking Academic Research Michael Hudson has been a voice in the wind since the first Edition of Super Imperialism in 1973 He has been blackballed, ridiculed & ostracized by mainstream economists. Why? Because he challenged conventional wisdom that Balance of Payments deficits were an anomaly & then later in history as "natural" Pure garbage. Wall street has gained the upper hand by maintaining the dollar as the world reserve currency. Hudson emphasizes the military natur. He has been blackballed, ridiculed & ostracized by mainstream economists. Why? Because he challenged conventional wisdom that Balance of Payments deficits were an anomaly & then later in history as "natural" Pure garbage. Wall street has gained the upper hand by maintaining the dollar as the world reserve currency. Hudson emphasizes the military natur
-- Terence McCarthy, Columbia University . Hudson is one of the tiny handful of economic thinkers in today's world who are forcing us to look at old questions in startling new ways." -- Alvin Toffler, best-selling author of "Future Shock" and "The Third Wave" One of the most important books of this century. "Michael Hudson's brilliant shattering book will leave orthodox economists spluttering. It is the first work to synthesize the new and different forms which capitalist imperialism has assumed since Lenin. Classical economists don't like to be reminded of the ugly realities of Imperialism