Seventeen Contradictions and the End of Capitalism

Name: Seventeen Contradictions and the End of Capitalism
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By David Harvey

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David Harvey examines the intrinsic contradictions within capitalism—such as its relentless capital accumulation beyond investment capacity, the drive for cheaper production methods leading to consumer impoverishment, and the relentless exploitation of nature threatening extinction. These tensions explain phenomena like mass unemployment and economic instability in global regions. While some contradictions drive innovation and resilience, others may ultimately prove catastrophic. This book offers a clear analysis of these dynamics and serves as a manifesto for societal change.
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Ideal for students, educators, and readers interested in economics, politics, and social change, particularly those seeking critical perspectives on capitalism.

Following on from The Enigma of Capital, the world's leading Marxist thinker explores the hidden workings of capital and reveals the forces that will lead inexorably to the demise of our system.

Following on from The Enigma of Capital, the world's leading Marxist thinker explores the hidden workings of capital and reveals the forces that will lead inexorably to the demise of our system.

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You thought capitalism was permanent? Think again.

David Harvey unravels the contradictions at the heart of capitalism—its drive, for example, to accumulate capital beyond the means of investing it, its imperative to use the cheapest methods of production that leads to consumers with no means of consumption, and its compulsion to exploit nature to the point of extinction. These are the tensions which underpin the persistence of mass unemployment, the downward spirals of Europe and Japan, and the unstable lurches forward of China and India.

Not that the contradictions of capital are all bad: they can lead to the innovations that make capitalism resilient and, it seems, permanent. Yet appearances can deceive: while many of capital's contradictions can be managed, others will be fatal to our society. This new book is both an incisive guide to the world around us and a manifesto for change.

Seventeen Contradictions and the End of Capitalism offers a critical exploration and astute analysis that is essential for anyone concerned with the dynamics shaping our world.

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Praise for The Enigma of Capital: 'A lucid and penetrating account of how the power of capital shapes our world' – Independent. 'A dynamic re-working of Marx...full of key insights and outside-the-box analysis' – Socialist Worker. 'A well-timed call for the overthrow of capitalism ... elegant ... entertainingly swashbuckling' – Financial Times.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781781251614

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 April 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Profile Books Ltd

Edition: Main

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 152.0mm

Width: 262.0mm

Height: 396.0mm

Weight: 247g

Pages: 352

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About the Author

'David Harvey provoked a revolution in his field and has inspired a generation of radical intellectuals' - Naomi Klein

David Harvey is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the City University of New York Graduate School where he has taught since 2001. His course on Marx's Capital, developed with students over forty years, has been downloaded by over two million people since appearing on the CUNY website in mid-2008. He is the author of Seventeen Contradictions and the End of Capitalism, The Condition of Postmodernity and The Enigma of Capital.

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