The post-Marxian, new historical materialism described in this book
breathes new life into our comprehension of the world. A 200-year
perspective on modernity tells us that an all-embracing physical
phenomenon holds humankind in its grip.
History has recorded two distinct global systems thus far:
"laissez faire/metal money," which spanned most of the 19th century
and lasted until the outbreak of World War I, and "mixed
economy/weak multilateralism," which began after 1945 and exists
today. The period between the two systems, 1914-1945, was a chaotic
transition. This evolutionary pulsation is well known to students
of thermodynamics. It corresponds to the behavior of expanding and
complexifying material systems.
The exhaustion of oil and other natural resources is pushing the
world toward a third global system that may be called "two-level
economy/strong multilateralism." It will be impossible to get there
without a new chaotic transition. No repeated warnings, academic
advice, moral advocacy, inspired reforms, or political leadership
can provide a shortcut around it. But if it took "1914-1945" to
make a relatively minor adjustment in the global order, what will
it take to make a major one?
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