Adam Tooze is a [[History|historian]] and economist known for his work on economic history, financial crises, and geopolitics. He has written extensively on topics like the Great Financial Crisis, the history of [[Capitalism]], and the intersection of [[Economics]] and [[Politics]]. His notable books include Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World and Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World’s Economy. Tooze often writes from a perspective that integrates economic history with global power dynamics, and he engages actively in public debate, including on platforms like his Chartbook newsletter. Perry Anderson, on the other hand, is a Marxist historian and intellectual associated with the New Left Review. His work spans political theory, historical [[Sociology]], and critiques of [[Liberalism]]. Anderson has written on topics including European history, global power structures, and intellectual traditions. He is known for his sharp critiques of thinkers he considers to be insufficiently radical or too accommodating to liberal frameworks. Their disagreements stem from their different intellectual traditions and political orientations. Anderson has criticised Tooze for what he sees as an insufficiently radical approach to economic history—essentially arguing that Tooze is too willing to work within the structures of liberal capitalism rather than fundamentally challenging them. Tooze, by contrast, has pushed back on what he sees as Anderson’s rigid Marxist framework, which he argues can be overly deterministic or dismissive of economic complexity. One notable point of contention is Anderson’s critique of Crashed, where he suggests that Tooze, despite his detailed analysis of global finance, ultimately fails to provide a structural critique of capitalism itself. Tooze, in response, has defended his approach as being empirical and grounded in historical reality rather than ideological commitments. Their disagreement reflects a broader divide in intellectual and political thought: Tooze represents a kind of historically informed, policy-engaged liberalism (though critical of aspects of capitalism), while Anderson remains committed to a Marxist critique of global capitalism as a whole. `Concepts:` `Knowledge Base:`