The second volume of The Cambridge History of Capitalism provides an authoritative overview of how capitalism spread throughout the world, how it affected countries and peoples, and the varied responses to it. The broad geographical scope and comparative approach allowed the team of leading experts to identify the global impacts of capitalism on industry, agriculture and trade, along with the responses of governments, firms and markets. The authors show how the First World War stopped the spread of global capitalism, but by the end of the 20th century it was back in full swing. Scholars have uncovered the varied politico-military and welfare consequences of the actions of the labor movement and political regimes brought about by capitalism. Although its influence was ultimately beneficial, the development and spread of capitalism did not proceed smoothly. This publication, the most complete among the existing ones, is of interest to historians, economists and specialists in the field of political science. The publishing layout is saved in PDF A4 format.