TY - BOOK AU - Faire, Alexander. AU - Fitt, Yann. AU - Vigier, Jean-Pierre. AU - Pallis, Michael., AU - Chomsky, Noam, TI - The world economic crisis: U.S. imperialism at bay T2 - Imperialism series SN - 0905762533 AV - HC 59 .15 .F57 1980 PY - 1980/// CY - London PB - Zed Press KW - Recesión económica KW - Economía internacional N1 - List of tables and figures, vii --; Foreword: the cornerstone of the american system; by Noam Chomsky, 1 --; Part I. Two tools for domination: industry and agriculture; by Yann Fitt, 13 --; 1. Introduction, 15 --; 2. Agriculture in the service of American hegemony, 22 --; 3. American imperialism's crack troops: the 'multinationals', 31 --; 4. The pillage of the third world, 46 --; 5. The reinforcement of american hegemony, 56 --; Appendix to part I, 63 --; Part II. The reign of the dollar: hegemony and decline; by Alexandre Faire, 69 --; 6. Introduction, 71 --; 7. Uncontested hegemony: from Bretton Woods to the gold pool, 1945-60, 74 --; 8. Hegemony Contested, 1960-68, 78 --; 9. The second U.S. line of defence, 1971-75, 88 --; Postscript august 1979, 100 --; Part III. The crisis and the third world war; by Jean-Pierre Vigier, 111 --; 10. Introduction, 112 --; 11. The Scientific and technical revolution, 115 --; 12. The scientific and technical revolution and imperialism, 132 --; 13. The crisis, 146 --; Index, 178 ER -