{"product_id":"covid-19-and-the-structural-crises-of-our-time","title":"COVID-19 and the Structural Crises of Our Time","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003ePraise\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“We live in paradoxical times. Traditionally, the West has led the world in theory and practice. Yet, recent developments, from COVID-19 to the storming of the US Capitol, show how lost the West has become. This loss of direction has deep roots. In their usual thoughtful and incisive fashion, Lim Mah-Hui and Michael Heng Siam-Heng, draw out the deeper origins of our current crises and show us a new way forward. A must-read for anyone who wants to understand our strange times.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Kishore Mahbubani, founding Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, author of \u003cem\u003eHas China Won?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A powerful and compelling critique of neoliberal globalization and its potentially devastating, but long underestimated, consequences for financial stability, the environment, social equity and democracy. COVID-19 has laid bare these dysfunctions and stresses. But this is not a pessimistic book. The authors argue, correctly, that we may be on the cusp of another Great Transformation. The choices we make today to make markets more resilient, improve social protection, and preserve our freedoms could lay the foundations for a sustainable globalization that works for future generations.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Donald Low, Professor of Practice in Public Policy and Director of the Institute for Emerging Market Studies, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This fascinating book highlights the interplay between financial and health crises that the COVID-19 pandemic exposed. Financialized capitalism is bad for the planet, bad for human health, and creates more unequal and insecure societies. The authors make a strong and convincing case for re-embedding markets into society and finance into the real economy.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lim and Heng’s ambitious volume argues that 2020 was the year of the global ‘perfect storm’ of multiple crises, with the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating financial, economic, socio-political and environmental breakdowns. They extend Karl Polanyi’s original insights to appeal for a sustainable global New Deal. While the reader may not agree with all their theses, the scope of their coverage and ambition will set the stage for debates over the annus horribilis.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Jomo K.S., Founder-chair, IDEAS www.network.ideas; former United Nations Assistant Secretary General\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book provides plenty of food for thought for many pondering if the COVID-19 crisis could lead to a major transformation of the global economic system shaped by unfettered market forces and policies of governments in their service.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Yilmaz Akyuz, former Director, UNCTAD, Geneva\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLim Mah-Hui’s\u003c\/strong\u003e professional background spans thirty years as an international banker and academician. He has a multi-disciplinary background in economics, sociology and finance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Heng Siam-Heng\u003c\/strong\u003e is a retired professor of management studies. He has academic background in Physics, Computer Science and a PhD in Management Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Alkem","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44166059360553,"sku":"9789814951807","price":32.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/9789814951807.jpg?v=1671856289","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/covid-19-and-the-structural-crises-of-our-time","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}