the delayed crisis of Democratic Capitalism Streeck, Wolfgang creator text xx Verso Books 2017 9999 2nd ed. monographic und 220 p. Buying Time examines the long-term crisis of democratic capitalism, arguing that the 2008 financial crisis was not an isolated event but the culmination of structural tensions that began in the 1970s. Streeck contends that advanced capitalist democracies repeatedly postponed economic and political crises through successive strategies—first inflation, then public debt, followed by private debt, and finally fiscal austerity. These measures delayed rather than resolved the underlying contradictions between capitalism and democracy. Wolfgang Streeck Democracy--Economic aspects Capitalism--Public debt Political economy -- Globalization 330.122 STR 9781781685488 250523 20260708162021.0