ch. 1. Capitalism around the world. In France and Germany, anticapitalist attitudes are widespread / Stefan Theil Scandinavian countries practice a superior form of capitalism / Dominique Moisi Popular opinion in China favors capitalism / James A. Dorn In Russia, so-called Kremlin capitalism is fascism, not capitalism / Peter Foster Africa is undergoing a capitalist revolution that must continue / Ethan B. Kapstein ch. 2. Capitalism and the global financial crisis. Unbridled capitalism is to blame for the worldwide financial crisis / Rowan Williams Entrepreneurial capitalism is not to blame for the worldwide financial crisis / Leszek Balcerowicz Capitalism worldwide is threatened by US government response to the financial crisis / Gary S. Becker and Kevin Murphy The crisis of capitalism requires that the United States move away from consumerism / Benjamin R. Barber Australia should respond to the financial crisis by rejecting extreme capitalism / Kevin Rudd The impact of the crisis on the developing world shows the failure of global capitalism / Jayati Ghosh ch. 3. Capitalism and democracy. Capitalism is threatening democracy worldwide / Robert B. Reich In the United States and the United Kingdom, democracy threatens capitalism / Anatole Kaletsky Capitalism improves the lives of women more than democracy does / Michael D. Stroup In many countries, capitalism exists without democracy / Paul Gottfried In China, capitalism exists without political democracy / Boris Johnson In Latin America, democratic countries are rejecting capitalism / Naomi Klein ch. 4. Capitalism and social welfare spending. Europe should not abandon its social model of capitalism / Jeremy Rifkin In the United States, social insurance balances the harms of capitalism / Mark Thoma The United States should reduce government involvement in social welfare / Jim Manzi Japan's model of ethical capitalism promotes advanced welfare / Japan Economic Foundation In Canada, the welfare system has masked the problems with capitalism / Ellen Russell Iran is experiencing an ongoing struggle between welfare spending and privatization / Rostam Pourzal Portugal's welfare state is keeping it from succeeding economically / George Bragues
