City of Gold - An Apology for Global Capitalism in a Time of Discontent (Paperback)

David Westbrook argues that we live in 'the city of gold' - a global, cosmopolitan polity where politics are done through markets, and where global capital markets, not states, have become the dominant force in our social life. In this wide-ranging, multi-tiered exploration of our contemporary global political economy, he touches on four major themes: the historical foundation of the city of gold; an assessment of its political scope; its current discontents; and ways to make a better - albeit imperfect - world from within it.