Fiscal crises have cascaded across the developing world with devastating results, from Mexico to Indonesia, Russia & Argentina. This book shows how the disciplines of historical geography yield decisive insights into the workings of global capitalism.
Fiscal crises have cascaded across much of the developing world with devastating results, from Mexico to Indonesia, Russia and Argentina. The extreme volatility in contemporary political economic fortunes seems to mock our best efforts to understand the forces that drive develop…
"Geographer and social theorist David Harvey offers a comprehensive critique of contemporary capitalism. In this book, he shows the way forward for just such an understanding, enlarging upon the key themes in his recent work: the development of neo-liberalism, the spread of ineq…
"Geographer and social theorist David Harvey offers a comprehensive critique of contemporary capitalism. In this book, he shows the way forward for just such an understanding, enlarging upon the key themes in his recent work: the development of neo-liberalism, the spread of ineq…
"Geographer and social theorist David Harvey offers a comprehensive critique of contemporary capitalism. In this book, he shows the way forward for just such an understanding, enlarging upon the key themes in his recent work: the development of neo-liberalism, the spread of ineq…
Much has been written about cities as engines of growth and prosperity. Cities have been centers of civilization since the beginning of history. A rich nation without cities is an impossibility. Yet, as this book explains, the central foundations of wealth and economic well-bein…
This book provides both an accessible introduction to the economy of cities and an original perspective on what needs to be fixed if cities are to be places of economic opportunity and social cohesion.
