LEADER 00000cam 2200373 i 4500 003 OCoLC 005 20230307160137.0 008 211228t20222022maua b 001 0 eng 020 9780674976788 020 0674976789 035 (OCoLC)1266212524 040 MH/DLC|beng|erda|cDLC|dMH/DLC|dDLC|dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 043 e-ur---|aee----- 092 330.12|bBAR 100 1 Bartel, Fritz,|eauthor. 245 14 The triumph of broken promises :|bthe end of the Cold War and the rise of neoliberalism /|cFritz Bartel. 264 1 Cambridge, Massachusetts :|bHarvard University Press, |c2022. 264 4 |c©2022 300 429 pages :|billustrations ;|c25 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 |tIntroduction: Making and breaking promises --|tPart one. The privatization of the Cold War: The oil shock to the Cold War --|tYears of illusion and reckoning --|tDefeating the enemy within --|tThe capitalist perestroika --|tThe economic Cold War --|tPart two. The end of the Cold War: The socialist perestroika --|tA period of extraordinary politics --|tThe coercion of creditworthiness --|tExit, violence, or austerity --|tDiscipline or retreat -- |tConclusion: The triumph of broken promises. 520 "Communist and capitalist states alike were scarred by the economic shocks of the 1970s. Why did only communist governments fall in their wake? Fritz Bartel argues that Western democracies were insulated by neoliberalism. While austerity was fatal to the legitimacy of communism, democratic politicians could win votes by pushing market discipline"--|cProvided by publisher. 650 0 Neoliberalism. 650 0 Cold War. 650 0 Recessions|xHistory|y20th century. 650 0 Financial crises|xHistory|y20th century. 650 0 Capitalism|xHistory|y20th century. 651 0 Communist countries|xEconomic conditions|y20th century.
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