The Predatory State by James Kenneth Galbraith

摘要

The Predatory State is an ambitious book. Its author aims at replacing the current global economic system "based on military power, financed through the dollar system" with "a system of collective international security, domestic full employment, infrastructure renewal, and technological leadership" (p. 206). Professor Galbraith wants to replace "a world ruled by fear with a world ruled by hope." The troubles of the actual world supposedly lie with failed privatization and deregulation policies enacted by the Reagan and Thatcher Administrations.