Michael Hudson Bücher

Seit über 100 Jahren beherrscht der amerikanische Finanzimperialismus das weltweite Finanzsystem. Dieses Buch erzählt die Vorgeschichte der dramatischen Ereignisse, die Michael Hudson in »Der Sektor« geschildert hat. Bis 1917 hielten sich die USA aus der Weltpolitik heraus. Bevor der Erste Weltkrieg ausbrach, hatten die USA die US-Zentralbank Federal Reserve (FED) gegründet. Sie und die Wall Street, meist gelenkt von superreichen Amerikanern, verlagerten Entscheidungen mit weltweiter Wirkung von der Politik auf die Finanzen. Eingängig und überzeugend schildert Michael Hudson die Geschichte des amerikanischen Finanzimperialismus seit 1917 und zeigt, wie gefährlich die Lage weltweit geworden ist – für die USA und die gesamte Weltwirtschaft. Die verheerende Entfesselung des Finanzkapitalismus, die Kontrolle der globalen Finanzströme durch die Wall Street und die FED schildert er als eigentliche Vorgeschichte der dramatischen Weltfinanzkrise von 2008, die keineswegs überwunden ist.

Michael Hudson übt eine fundamentale Kritik am kapitalistischen Finanzsystem, die unser Denken herausfordert. Er zeigt, dass Banken einen neuartigen Krieg gegen die Demokratie führen. Seine Prognosen, darunter der genaue Zeitpunkt des Platzen der Immobilienblase, haben weltweit Aufmerksamkeit erregt. Hudson analysiert eindringlich, wie die internationale Finanzwelt die Errungenschaften der klassischen Ökonomie gefährdet. An historischen Beispielen erläutert er das Konzept von „Schulden“ und bietet neue Perspektiven auf dieses Menschheitsproblem. Er entlarvt die Vorstellung, dass Verschuldung durch die Bürger gemanagt werden kann. Das Bankensystem sollte der Wirtschaft dienen, nicht umgekehrt. Hudson beschreibt, wie die Finanzwelt eine neue Art der Kriegsführung gegen das Volk betreibt, was zu gesellschaftlicher Polarisierung führt. Seine historisch fundierte Analyse legt nahe, dass weltweit Bürger revoltieren werden, da die Interessen von Gläubigern nicht mit denen der Demokratie übereinstimmen. Für Hudson ist die gegenwärtige Krise eine Frage des politischen Wollens und keine unvermeidliche Notwendigkeit. Die Wall Street hat eine Finanzmacht erlangt, die Wahlen und Schlüsselpositionen in Regulierungs- und Strafverfolgungsbehörden erheblich beeinflusst.

This edition of Super Imperialism is the finalized version of the analysis that Michael Hudson first published in the wake of President Nixon severing the dollar's link to gold in August 1971. Closing the gold window had been imminent since the London Gold Pool was disbanded in 1968 in response to the U.S. overseas military spending that had pushed the balance of payments into steadily deepening deficit since the Korean War (1950-51).

In this survey of international economic thought, Michael Hudson rewrites the history of trade, development and debt theorizing. He shows that mainstream free-trade surveys are censorial in excluding the protectionist logic that has guided the trade policy of Europe and the United States, especially by leaving out discussion of the transfer problem and payment of international debts. He points out that most economists throughout history have focused as much on war financing as on trade and development. Free-trade ideology and IMF-style financial austerity under today's rules, rather than benefiting all parties and maximizing welfare, leave "client" nations severely indebted. By excluding dynamics that used to be central to trade theory such as emigration and technology transfer, today's global production and financial policies tend to concentrate economic and political power in the hands of dominant nations. Prof. Michael Hudson (Economics Department, University of Missouri, Kansas City) is a frequent contributor to The Financial Times, Counterpunch, and Global Research.

In ...and forgive them their debts, renowned economist Michael Hudson - one of the few who could see the 2008 financial crisis coming - takes us on an epic journey through the economies of ancient civilizations and reveals their relevance for us today. For the past 40 years, in conjunction with Harvard's Peabody Museum, he and his colleagues have documented how interest-bearing debt was invented in Bronze Age Mesopotamia, and then disseminated to the ancient world. What the Bronze Age rulers understood was that avoiding economic instability required regular royal debt cancellations. Professor Hudson documents dozens of these these royal edicts and traces the archeological record and history of debt, and how societies have dealt with (or failed to deal with) the proliferation of debts that cannot be paid - and their consequences. In the pages of ...and forgive them their debts, readers will discover how debt played a central role in shaping ancient societies, and how it continues to shape our world - often destructively.

"The financial sector has succeeded in depicting itself as part of the productive economy, yet for centuries banking was recognized as being parasitic. The essence of parasitism is not only to drain the host's nourishment, but also to dull the host's brain so that it does not recognize that the parasite is there. This is the illusion that much of Europe and the United States suffer under today. The aim of this book is to pierce this illusion and replace junk economics with economics based on reality. In Killing the Host, Michael Hudson argues that financial crises will continue unless we radically transform our economic and political structures, and reclaim the best ideas of classical economics. Ominous, yet clear-eyed and prophetic, Hudson provides viable solutions to our economic problems, at a time when politicians have shown themselves unable to understand our economy much less fix it" --

Focusing on the impact of predatory finance capitalism, the book critiques the influence of the wealthy elite and government policies that favor them. Professor Michael Hudson explores how the achievements of industrial capitalism have been undermined, leading to a global financial crisis. He addresses complex geo-political issues often overlooked in education and media, presenting solutions through 20 accessible topics that guide readers out of this economic labyrinth.

Critique of US economic hegemony by leading US economist.

When the media talk about Donald Trump's economic adviser Gary Cohn, he's known as the "liberal in the White House," one of those adults in the room the nation ought to be grateful for. But before crafting that thank-you note to Mr. Cohn, make sure to read the real history, by Pulitzer-Prize winning investigative reporters Gary Rivlin and Michael Hudson, of his central role in both creating the conditions for the great financial collapse of 2008 and managing to score an eye-popping profit from it -- along the way turning bailout money into exploding bonus payments. When Wall Street critics lament that the bankers at the center of the fraud never faced justice, they're talking about people like Gary Cohn. Now he's setting national economic policy.