In this episode, Prof. Harvey talks about the areas of economic and daily life affected and disrupted by the Coronavirus outbreak (tourism, film festivals, sporting events, educational and cultural institutions) and what this means for capital accumulation and consumerism, and the possibilities it offers for creating an alternative form of social and political life.
Economics
Ha-Joon Chang – The Language of Power
University of Cambridge economist Ha-Joon Chang explains why ordinary people can and should learn about economics, and not leave the field to experts speaking in tongues.
Economics
Wolfgang Streeck – Contradictions of Capitalism: Past and Present
The wellbeing of a capitalist society depends on the endless accumulation of privately owned capital. This requires a replacement of input-minimising by output-maximising rationality. One result is a fiscal crisis of the state, due to […]
Economics
David Harvey: Reading Marx’s Capital Vol 1 – Class 2, Introduction (2019)
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