A Political Economy of Contemporary Capitalism and its Crisis

Acknowledgments

This book owes debts to several people who in international meetings and conferences (both political and academic) have assisted in the development of our arguments when they were still in the making. We would also like to thank the Political Economy Research Group (PERG) at Kingston University (Paul Auerbach, Iren Levina, Simon Mohun, Engelbert Stockhammer, and Julian Wells) for suggestions and criticisms that have contributed to the improvement of the quality of our work. Finally, our students − an audience willing to discuss and challenge our ideas at their very first stage – are gratefully acknowledged. A special mention is also owed to David Gorman for having improved the style of the manuscript.