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States, Markets and Wars in Global History

Economic and Political Developments Between the Advent of Globalization and the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Authors:
  1. Giulio Sapelli

    1. University of Milan, Milan, Italy

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  • Takes a long-run approach to economic and political development between globalization and the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Considers the origin and growth of neoliberal ideology and its effect on global events
  • Situates current political economic trends within global economic history

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This wide-ranging book focuses on the economic and political changes that have taken place between the advent of globalization and the COVID-19 pandemic and assesses how this may bring about a profound reconfiguration of the global political system. Sapelli considers a range of developments in different spheres, from international to national politics, military aggressions, and worldwide political trends such as the rise of populism, to illuminate the moment of neoliberal crisis in which we now live. He argues that Europe and its institutions in particular no longer demonstrate a model of diplomacy and statesmanship, with the rise of technocratic structures and elitism reflecting how an ideal of ‘global convergence’ towards liberalism and democracy no longer holds true. The book then considers how a new international order based on the reason of state can be brought about by global cooperation between the US, Russia and China, along with a return to properly regulated finance and a renewed focus on community in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The book will be of interest to those working in international economics and international relations, as well as academics of economic history and political economy.

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Giulio Sapelli
    Pages 1-16

  3. Extraordinary Changes

    • Giulio Sapelli
    Pages 17-25

  4. The Invertebrate World

    • Giulio Sapelli
    Pages 27-29

  5. Theory for the New World

    • Giulio Sapelli
    Pages 31-37

  6. The Reason of State and Russia

    • Giulio Sapelli
    Pages 39-44

  7. Instability

    • Giulio Sapelli
    Pages 45-76

  8. Increasing Global Divergence

    • Giulio Sapelli
    Pages 77-119

  9. Here We Go Again

    • Giulio Sapelli
    Pages 121-130

  10. The Syrian Crisis: Seeing Through the Mirror Game

    • Giulio Sapelli
    Pages 131-135

  11. Economic Madness, Technocracies and the Energy Transition

    • Giulio Sapelli
    Pages 137-164

  12. After the City in Capitalism as Religion

    • Giulio Sapelli
    Pages 165-172

  13. The Mystical Body of Europe and Central Banks

    • Giulio Sapelli
    Pages 173-201

  14. The Return to Moral Economy

    • Giulio Sapelli
    Pages 203-228

  15. To Conclude (in the Global Pandemic and in the Russian Aggression Against Ukraine)

    • Giulio Sapelli
    Pages 229-252

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 253-296
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Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Giulio Sapelli

About the author

Giulio Sapelli has taught Economic History and Political Economy at universities in Europe, in two Americas, Australia and New Zealand. He has worked as a consultant and board member in industrial and financial groups. Among his latest publications is Beyond Capitalism, published by Palgrave Macmillan (2018).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: States, Markets and Wars in Global History

  • Book Subtitle: Economic and Political Developments Between the Advent of Globalization and the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Authors: Giulio Sapelli

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26716-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-26715-4Published: 02 October 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-26718-5Due: 01 November 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-26716-1Published: 30 September 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 296

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Economic History, Political Economy/Economic Systems, European History, World History, Global and Transnational History

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