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The enigma of capital : and the crises of capitalism / David Harvey.

By: Publication details: Manipal : Manipal Technologies Limited, 2011.Edition: Pbk. edDescription: viii, 312 p. : ill. ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
ISBN:
  • 9781846683091
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.122 HAR 22
Contents:
Preamble - I The Disruption - 2 Capital Assembled - 3 Capital Goes to Work - 4 Capital Goes to Market - 5 Capital Evolves - 6 The Geography of It All - 7 Creative Destruction on the Land - 8 What is to be Done? And Who is Going to Do It?- Afterword - Appendices - Sources and Further Reading - Index.
Summary: 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-interestand 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-286) and index.

Preamble -
I The Disruption -
2 Capital Assembled -
3 Capital Goes to Work -
4 Capital Goes to Market -
5 Capital Evolves -
6 The Geography of It All -
7 Creative Destruction on the Land -
8 What is to be Done? And Who is Going to Do It?-
Afterword -
Appendices -
Sources and Further Reading -
Index.

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-interestand 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.