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Reviews: ‘A lucid and penetrating account of how the power of capital shapes our world’
- Andrew Gamble, Independent - Book of the Week
‘A well-timed call for the overthrow of capitalism ... elegant ... entertainingly swashbuckling’
- John Gapper, Financial Times
‘The sort of literary verve and sense of assurance that recall Marx at his very best.’
- New Humanist
Description: For three centuries the capitalist system has shaped western society, suffering regular implosions in which nations and individuals are liable to lose everything. Yet it continues dominate the world. David Harvey draws on his unrivalled knowledge of the subject, Harvey lays bare the follies of the international financial system, looking at the nature of capitalism to ask how and why this is the case - and whether it must always be on.
He shows that periodic episodes of meltdown are not only inevitable in the capitalist system, but also essential to its survival.The essence of capitalism is self-interest, and to talk of imposing regulation and morality, he argues, is irrational. This timely and important book breaks new ground by examining the case for a sustainable social order that really could be just, responsible and humane.
Contents: The Disruption • Capital Assembled • Capital Goes to Work • Capital Goes to Market • Capital Evolves • The Geography of It All • Creative Destruction on the Land • What is to be Done? And Who is Going to Do It? • Afterword • Appendices • Index. ISBN - 9781846683091
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Pages : 320
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