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{ "title": "Capitalism's Crises: An Unsustainable Future?", "introduction": "This collection of essays, originally from the International Review of Applied Economics, critically examines the crises stemming from the economic system shaped by neoliberalism, globalization, and financialization over the past four decades. It delves into financial meltdowns, the pandemic's impact, growing inequality, and the looming threat of climate change, aiming to understand how we arrived at this point and explore potential solutions. The book scrutinizes policy agendas for climate action, dissects financialization's role in inequality, critiques the US neoliberal experiment, and analyzes the functions of public banks and micro-finance. It also emphasizes the need for robust financial oversight within economic unions like the EU, questions the