CONTENTS
Chapter One
The Golden Age of Capitalism
The Political Consequences of Social Democracy
Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste
Chapter Two
Vulture Capitalism:
The Financialisation of the Corporation
Corporate Raiders, Hostile Takeovers and Activist Investors
From Downsize and Distribute to Merge and Monopolise
Chapter Three
Let Them Eat Houses:
The Financialisation of the Household
Chapter Four
Thatcher’s Greatest Achievement:
The Financialisation of the State
Thatcher’s Greatest Achievement
Securitisation, Shadow Banking and Inter-Bank Lending
Transatlantic Banking Crisis or Structural Crisis of Financial Capitalism?
Chapter Six
The Post-Crisis World