List of Abbreviations
Foreword: A Summary of The Triumph of Capitalism
Preface
1. The Gestation and Birth of the Capitalist System
A Glimmer of Capitalism in Primitive and Ancient Societies
Thousand-Year Bridge: Antiquity to Early Modern Times
Mercantilism
The Flowering of Systemic Capitalism
2. Capitalism Becomes an Endangered Species
Post-World War I to the Early Thirties
Deep Depression, World War II, and Recovery
3. Economic Cohabitation-A Thirty-Year Paradigm
Public Ownership
Planning
Regulation
Welfare State
Government Expenditures
Role of Debt
Labor Relations
4. A New Wave of Capitalism-And Undertow of Socialism 101
Privatization
Planning Fades Away
Regulatory Crosscurrents
Industrial Policy
Globalization
Nouveau Finance
The Troubles of Organized Labor
Adjusting the Welfare State
Rise and Decline of Government Spending
Environmentalism
Surge and Excess
5. Recapitulation and Inferences
Author Bibliography
Index
