If Giovanni Arrighi's Notion of the Systemic Cycle of Accumulation

question 25

Multiple Choice

If Giovanni Arrighi's notion of the systemic cycle of accumulation is correct, then we should expect which of the following in the near future?

• A) a great boost in the hegemonic power of the United States
• B) a cyclical return to the rise of Genoa as a world-economic power
• C) a great decline in the hegemonic power of the United States, followed by the rise of a new hegemonic power
• D) none of these

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