Against the Dead Hand: The Uncertain Struggle for Global Capitalism

Preface.
The Weight of the Past.
The Industrial Counterrevolution.
Centralization versus Uncertainty.
From World Economy to World War.
Twilight of the Idols.
The Dead Hand.
Hollow Capitalism.
The Rule of Lawlessness.
Unpeaceful Coexistence.
Recasting the Safety Net.
Liberalization by Fits and Starts.
Notes.
Epilogue.
Bibliography.
Index.

BRINK LINDSEY is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C. He founded and serves as Director of the Center for Trade Policy Studies, a leading voice for free trade and open markets in the Washington trade policy debate. Lindsey's Cato Institute studies have received national and international press attention, and his articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and many other publications. He is a contributing editor of Reason magazine. Lindsey has appeared on CNN, BBC, National Public Radio, and numerous other media outlets.

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