The Political Economy of the Apocalypse

Authors

James K. Galbraith, The University of Texas at AustinFollow

Keywords

Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, war, capitalism

Document Type

Commentary

Abstract

The world faces – let us say – four great threats, and because nothing really changes, we know their names: Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death. With modest modernization these categories can serve to guide our minds on a tour of the economic policy choices of the near and distant future.

Recommended Citation

Galbraith, James K. (2021) "The Political Economy of the Apocalypse," Emancipations: A Journal of Critical Social Analysis: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54718/TXDW4093
Available at: https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/emancipations/vol1/iss1/1