Super Imperialism - New Edition: The Origin and Fundamentals of U.S. World Dominanc

Super Imperialism - New Edition: The Origin and Fundamentals of U.S. World Dominanc by Hudson, Michael. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780745319896.

Michael Hudsons brilliant shattering book will leave orthodox economists spluttering. Classical economists dont like to be reminded of the ugly realities of Imperialism. Hudson is one of the tiny handful of economic thinkers in todays world who are forcing us to look at old questions in startling new ways. Alvin Toffler, best-selling author of Future Shock and The Third WaveThis new and completely revised edition of Super Imperialism describes the genesis of Americas political and financial domination. Michael Hudsons in-depth and highly controversial study of U.S. financial diplomacy explores the faults built into the core of the World Bank and the IMF at their inception which -- he argues -- were intended to preserve the USs financial hegemony. Difficult to detect at the time, these problems have since become explicit as the failure of the international economic system has become apparent; the IMF and World Bank were set up to give aid to developing countries, but instead many of the worlds poorest countries have been plunged into insurmountable debt crises. Hudsons critique of the destructive course of the international economic system provides important insights into the real motivations at the heart of these institutions - and the increasing tide of opposition that they face around the world.