The uniqueness of Western civilisation -- The failure of capitalism in the ancient world -- The confucianist bureaucracy and the germs of capitalism in China: The city and the guild -- Hindu religion, caste and bureaucratic despotism as factors of economic stagnation: The caste and the tribe -- The nature of modern capitalism -- Protestanitism and the spirit of capitalism -- Religion and other factors in the development of modern capitalism -- The distinctive features of European cities and the rise of the west -- The state and business enterprise -- The end of capitalism?
