Capitalism in peril

摘要

For more than 40 years, capitalism has been in triumph. America's belief in freedom and free enterprise as the best hope for jobs and wealth creation is a message that has spread throughout the world. But all that could be history. As Kirk Eichenwald of the New York Times recently observed, "capitalism has been the hardiest contender in the global bout for economic supremacy. It emerged from die decades long match with communism as the unquestioned victor." But, he added, "a staggering rush of corporate debacles is raising a disturbing question: Can capitalism survive the capitalists themselves?"