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The Limits to Capital
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The Limits to Capital as mentioned in this paper is a theory of capital that links a general Marxian theory of financial and geographical crises with the incredible turmoil now being experienced in world markets, and provides one of the best theoretical guides to the contradictory forms found in the historical and geographical dynamics of capitalist development.Abstract:
On its first appearance in 1982, David Harvey's "Limits to Capital" was described in "Monthly Review" as 'a unique and insightful theory of capital', and praised in Environment and Planning as 'a magnificent achievement, [one of] the most complete, readable, lucid and least partisan exegesis, critique and extension of Marx's mature political economy available.' This new edition links a general Marxian theory of financial and geographical crises with the incredible turmoil now being experienced in world markets. In his analyses of 'fictitious capital' and 'uneven geographical development, ' Harvey takes the reader step by step through layers of crisis formation, beginning with Marx's controversial argument concerning the falling rate of profit, moving through crises of credit and finance, and closing with a timely analysis of geo-political and geographical considerations. Recently referred to by Fredric Jameson in "New Left Review" as a 'magisterial work, ' "The Limits to Capital" provides one of the best theoretical guides to the contradictory forms found in the historical and geographical dynamics of capitalist development.read more
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From Managerialism to Entrepreneurialism: The Transformation in Urban Governance in Late Capitalism
TL;DR: In recent years, urban governance has become increasingly preoccupied with the exploration of new ways in which to foster and encourage local development and employment growth as mentioned in this paper, and urban entrepreneurship has become a hot topic.
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Power in Movement: Social Movements and Contentious Politics
TL;DR: The history of contention in social movements can be traced to the birth of the modern social movement as discussed by the authors, and the dynamics of social movements have been studied in the context of contention.
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Cities and the Geographies of “Actually Existing Neoliberalism”
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TL;DR: In this article, a critical geographical perspective on neoliberalism is presented, emphasizing the path-dependent character of neoliberal reform projects and the strategic role of cities in the contemporary remaking of political-economic space.
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Determinants of Interorganizational Relationships: Integration and Future Directions
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors integrate the literature on interorganizational relationships into six generalizable determinants of relationship formation, and apply these determinants to the prediction of six types of inter-organizational relations, and suggest that alternative theoretical perspectives on relationship formation provide important but only partial insights into why organizations enter into relationships with one another.
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Sticky Places in Slippery Space: A Typology of Industrial Districts*
TL;DR: The authors identified three types of industrial districts, with quite disparate firm configurations, internal versus external orientations, and governance structures: a hub-and-spoke industrial district, revolving around one or more dominant, externally oriented firms; a satellite platform, an assemblage of unconnected branch plants embedded in external organization links; and the state-anchored district, focused on one ormore public-sector institutions.
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Industrial relations and technical change: the case of the self-acting mule
TL;DR: The use of self-acting mules in cotton spinning is a classic example of the use of technology by capital to dominate labour as mentioned in this paper, and it has been used to demonstrate the power of capital over labour on an ever increasing scale.
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The Falling-Rate-of Profit Theory of Crisis: A Rational Reconstruction by Way of Obituary:
TL;DR: In this article, the authors trace the development of the falling-rate-of-profit theory of crisis from its original and traditional version to its modern variant and finally to A. Shaikh's recent defense based on the distinction between circulating and fixed capital.