Giulio Sapelli Boeken

The book examines the financialisation of the economy and its impact on technological transformation within a globalised context. It highlights the decline of capitalist property, leading to a resurgence of pre-capitalist social issues like slavery, alongside the adverse effects of deflation and the erosion of welfare systems. Despite these challenges, the author posits a hopeful future through the emergence of community-based socialism, emphasizing diverse ownership models, cooperative living, and sustainable property practices as potential solutions.

Focusing on the economic and political shifts from globalization to the COVID-19 pandemic, the book examines the resulting reconfiguration of the global political landscape. It highlights the decline of European diplomacy and the rise of populism, reflecting a crisis of neoliberalism. The author proposes a new international order through cooperation among the US, Russia, and China, emphasizing the need for regulated finance and community engagement post-pandemic. This work is valuable for scholars in international economics and political economy.

The book delves into the interplay between moral and economic actions, emphasizing the role of firms in this dynamic. It examines concepts such as self-regulation, integrity, and corporate responsibility across social, civil, political, and environmental dimensions, all within the context of a rapidly evolving global landscape.

This book offers a fascinating overview of the challenges posed by the world’s new geostrategic order and likely future directions. It opens with an unconventional view of the Arab Spring, identifying its origins in the relative US withdrawal from the Middle East caused by both the need for military disengagement for economic reasons and the discovery of shale gas and tight oil in the heart of the North American continent. The rise in the geostrategic importance of Putin’s Russia is explored in this context. The implications of the worldwide economic crisis are analyzed in depth: the author’s interpretation is that the world is entering a phase of unstable growth generated by hyper financialization and deflation. Against this background, the book explores the US attempt to trigger growth through the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, the impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (based on the US-Australia military alliance) in restraining China’s advance, and the potential for Africa to become the driver of the world’s economic future if it can resist Chinese penetration and continue the nation-building process.