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This special issue addresses principally, but not exclusively, two themes: first, the differences and similarities between two stylised and separable, but not separate, class policies – that of Anglo-American neo-liberalism and German-Austrian ordoliberalism; and second, whether or not European Union Treaties and actual policies have been driven by German-Austrian ordoliberal principles. By way of examining these two themes, the contributions also tackle other important questions and puzzles, such as the wider impacts of those policies on society, or the tensions created between theoretical postulates and the practical implementation of them, or why neo-liberalism proved to be so resilient after the global financial crisis of 2007–2008. They also endeavour to place these discussions in wider, global contexts. Our introduction provides a comprehensive summary of the arguments developed by the contributors and poses some further questions setting out a new research agenda in the field of critical sociological and economic studies.

Eurozone authoritarianism and the neoliberal project in Greece and Southern Europe / Kees Van Der Pijl -- Sovereign debt or balance of payments crisis? Exploring the structural logic of adjustment in the Eurozone / Matthias Kaelberer -- Greece and the crisis of the Eurozone : a structural analysis / Leila Simona Talani -- Is there really a Eurozone crisis? / Turan Subasat -- Competing explanations and strategies for the Greek crisis and the question of the productive model / Stavros Mavroudeas -- Internal devaluation and hegemonic crisis (2010-16) / Elias Ioakimoglou -- The "politics of fulfilment" as a preliminary for the making of a precarious state in Greece / Maria Markantonatou -- The political effects of the Greek economic crisis : the collapse of the old two-party system / Alexander Kazamias -- Blaming the other : an enquiry into the cultural and political preconditions of the Greek crisis / Tolis Malakos

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The vulnerability of the American empire-state -- Chapter 3. The ordoliberal EU -- Chapter 4. The "power of constraints" and the convergence of the governorates of the Left and the Right in Europe -- Chapter 5. A first set of conclusions -- Chapter 6. How China rose to prominence -- Chapter 7. Data and analysis of Chinese ascendancy -- Chapter 8. China's aggregate demand management since 2008 -- Chapter 9. Neo-liberalism, China and Covid-19 -- Chapter 10. Conclusion.

Intro -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Vulnerability of the American Empire-State -- 3 The Ordoliberal EU -- 4 The "Power of Constraints" and the Convergence of the Governorates of the Left and the Right in Europe -- 5 A First Set of Conclusions -- 6 How China Rose to Prominence -- 7 Data and Analysis of Chinese Ascendancy -- 8 China's Aggregate Demand Management Since 2008 -- 9 Neo-liberalism, China and Covid-19 -- 10 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

This book examines the political economy of conflict between China, a rising power, and the USA, a declining one. It provides an informed analysis as to why China is the main beneficiary of neo-liberal globalisation, a project launched in the wake of the collapse of the Bretton Woods system in the late 1960s under the aegis of the USA. Why are Huawei and other Chinese high-tech giants targeted by the USA and its allies? What is the role of the state and the Chinese political system in the development of Chinas political economy, as well as its globalisation? Does Chinas global rise provide a viable and sustainable alternative to neo-liberal globalisation? Since American leaders view increasingly the rise of China as a threat, how likely is an armed conflict between China and the USA? This book answers these questions by using a wealth of empirical material and debating with many theoretical schools of thought, Marxist or otherwise. Vassilis K. Fouskas is Professor of international relations and Director of the Centre for the Study of States, Markets & People (STAMP) at the School of Business & Law, University of East London (UEL). He is the Founding Editor of the Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies (Routledge/Taylor & Francis). Shampa Roy-Mukherjee is Senior Lecturer in Economics, Director of Impact & Innovation at the School of Business & Law, UEL, and a member of the Executive Board of STAMP. Qingan Huang is Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management at the School of Business & Law at UEL and Professor & Dean of International Business School, Guangdong University of Finance & Economics, China and a member of STAMP. Ejike Udeogu is Senior Lecturer in Economics and Acting Director of the MBA at the School of Business & Law, UEL, and a member of the Executive Board of STAMP.