The Cult of Adam Tooze

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The Cult of Adam Tooze

If you want to do critical analysis of contemporary capitalism, stick with the trouble, stay inside the machine. Follow the people who are operating the machine and you’ll be amazed what they’ll tell you. Absolutely staggering what they will say out loud.

By Adam Tooze

Published on Mar 28, 2022

About the Author

Adam Tooze

Nonresident Scholar, Europe Program, Carnegie Europe

Tooze is a nonresident scholar with the Europe Program and Carnegie Europe.

Economy North America United States Iran

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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