1The Dawn of the Millennium (2000–2003): The Baseline of Global Disparities
9The Inflationary Crisis (2022–2023): The Cost-of-Living Squeeze
2The Acceleration of Globalization (2004–2007): Growth and Divergence
10The Sovereign Debt Crisis in the Developing World (2023–2024): Fiscal Strangulation
3The Great Recession and Its Initial Shockwaves (2008–2010): Systemic Fractures
11The Global Financial Architecture (2024–2025): Structural Rentierism
4The Era of Quantitative Easing (2011–2013): Engineered Asset Inflation
12Ecological Disparities and Climate Vulnerability (2024–2025): The Carbon Divide
5Structural Shifts in Labor and Corporate Power (2014–2016): Market Polarization
13The 2025 G20 South Africa Summit: Confronting the Emergency
