Casino Capitalism has finally and deservedly found its way back into print. Susan Strange's critical commentary on the weaknesses of the international financial system as they developed in the 1970s and early 1980s is as timely today as when it first appeared in 1986. The re-issue will be of undiminished interest to general readers and those interested in world politics and economics and all who share concerns about bank failures, financial fraud, political corruption, money laundering, and general volatility in world financial markets. Casino Capitalism continues to challenge conventional ideas on the role of money in world society.