The world economic crisis : U.S. imperialism at bay / Yann Fitt, Alexandre Faire, Jean-Pierre Vigier ; translated by Michael Pallis ; foreword Noam Chomsky.

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.