Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-296) and index.
Capitalism in the 21st century -- The dynamics and contradictions of capitalism -- The inequality predicament of capitalist development -- A new development paradigm : saving capitalism from itself -- The global capitalist crisis and Latin America -- Uneven capitalist development and the class struggle -- Imperialism in the 21st century -- Rethinking US imperialism -- Globalization and imperialism -- Imperialism in Latin America, then and now -- Uprisings and regime change in the Arab world -- 21st century socialism -- Socialism of the 20th and 21st century -- Cuba : reforming the revolution -- Barbarism or socialism?.