Asymmetry and Dispossession: The Economic Logics of Imperialism
Topics covered include:
• Space-time • capital accumulation • states-markets • supra-state organization • global financial circuits • privatization • multilateral financial institutions
Required Readings:
Chapter 3, “Capital Bondage,” pp. 87-136, in: Harvey, David. (2003). The New Imperialism. Oxford, UK: OxfordUniversity Press.
Chapter 4, “Accumulation by Dispossession,” pp. 137-182, in: Harvey, David. (2003). The New Imperialism. Oxford, UK: OxfordUniversity Press.
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Related Resources:
A BRIEF HISTORY OF NEOLIBERALISM
DAVID HARVEY: CRISES OF CAPITALISM
