Weekly Assignment 15

  Since the end of World War II, capitalism has re-emerged as the leading economic system around the world--but not without several periods of crisis. Part of the social upheaval of the 1960s was fed by a growing economic crisis in the developed world, which came to a head during the 1970s. These were followed by economic crises in the early 1990s, the early 2000s, and of course the recent difficulties that began in 2008. Who as benefited most by this re-emergence, and who has benefited least? Your response should fill at least two sides of 8.5x11 paper, and is due at 8:00am Tuesday, April 30.