Economic Elites, Crises, and Democracy

Andres Solimano received his Ph.D in Economics from MIT and is Founder and President of the International Center for Globalization and Development. He is currently Research Associate at the Business School of Universidad Mayor in Santiago, Chile. He was formerly Country Director at the World Bank, Executive Director at the InterAmerican Development Bank, Regional Advisor at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, and Director of the Latin American School for Social Sciences (FLACSO). He has written extensively on international migration and talent mobility, political economy, elites and middle class, growth and neoliberalism.

Chapter 1. Introduction and Guide to the Book ; PART A. ELITES, ENTREPRENEURS AND THE MIDDLE CLASS: THE TOP 1 PERCENT AND THE REST ; Chapter 2. Economic Elites and the Super Rich in the 21st century ; Chapter 3. Productive elites? On Entrepreneurship, the Technostructure and Social Mobility ; Chapter 4. The Fragmentation of the Middle Class in the Neoliberal Era ; PART B. ECONOMIC CRISIS AND THE INSTABILITY OF FINANCIAL CAPITALISM ; Chapter 5. Stories of Financial Crisis and Austerity from the 19th to the 21st Century ; Chapter 6. Making Sense of Crises in Capitalism: An Overview of Theories and Approaches ; PART C. Elites and Diaspora Migration in Global Capitalism ; Chapter 7. The International Circulation of Elites and Global Social Movements ; Chapter 8. Migrant Diasporas, Development and the Attachment to National Identity ; PART D. ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY AND THE 99 PERCENT ; Chapter 9.Can Capitalism Afford Economic Democracy? ; Chapter 10. Epilogue: What Reforms to Neoliberal Capitalism and Current Globalization?