Europe, the US and the world economy: Alan Greenspan’s search for a fifth Kondradieff

Freeman, Alan (2001): Europe, the US and the world economy: Alan Greenspan’s search for a fifth Kondradieff. Unpublished.

Abstract

This paper was presented at 15:00 hours local time in Ankara, Turkey on 11th September 2001. On the basis of an economic analysis of the world economy it surmises an entry into an ‘age of war’ – a period of financial and military competition between advanced countries comparable to the period of classical imperialism from 1893-1918.

At the close of the session which was 17:00 hours local time, being 8 hours ahead of Eastern time, hence 9:00am Eastern time, I was scheduled for an interview on Turkish television. ‘First, there is something you should see’, said the reporter. He led me to the television van where CNN footage showing an aircraft impacting the first trade tower. The second impact occurred as I watched. I emerged from the van five hours later and the interview never took place.

Keywords: 9/11, World Economy, Kondratieff, Development, Europe, US, value, price, TSSI, temporalism, profit rate, polarisation, inequality, globalisation, deregulation, imperialism, World Systems Theory, unequal exchange, dependency, North-South

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Institution: The University of Greenwich
• Language: English
• Keywords: 9/11; World Economy; Kondratieff; Development; Europe; US; value; price; TSSI; temporalism; profit rate; polarisation; inequality; globalisation; deregulation; imperialism; World Systems Theory; unequal exchange; dependency; North-South
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development > O34 - Intellectual Property Rights: National and International Issues; O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O11 - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development; F - International Economics > F2 - International Factor Movements and International Business > F21 - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements; O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O2 - Development Planning and Policy > O24 - Trade Policy; Factor Movement Policy; Foreign Exchange Policy; O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O16 - Economic Development: Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance; O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O10 - General; F - International Economics > F4 - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance > F43 - Economic Growth of Open Economies

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