The challenge of global capitalism : the world economy in the 21st century / Robert Gilpin ; with the assistance of Jean Millis Gilpin.

List of illustrations
Acknowledgments
List of abbreviations
Introduction: The fragile global economy
The second great age of capitalism
The Cold War international economy
The insecure trading system
The unstable monetary system
Global financial vulnerability
Age of the multinational - European regional integration
American economic strategy
Asian regionalism
Globalization and its discontents
Managing the global economy
Notes
Selected bibliography
Index.