Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-231) and index.

Global capitalism -- Trade -- Finance and wealth -- Marketing and consumption -- Governance -- Inequality -- Living with limits.

"In order to provide a guide to what the twenty-first century economy might look like, this book revisits the great project of global capitalism. What did it actually entail? How far did it go? What were its strengths and failings? By deconstructing its core ideas and examining its empirical record, can we gain clues about how to move forward after the crisis? Miguel Centeno and Joseph Cohen define capitalism as a historically evolving and socially constructed in stitution, rooted in three core economic activities - trade, finance, and marketing and identify the three key challenges that any new economic system will need to surmount: inequality, governance, and environmental sustainability." "This accessible and engaging book will be essential reading for students of economic sociology, and all those interested in the construction of our economic future."--BOOK JACKET.