Capital

Capitalism and Human Time: Reflections from Unequal Development

Capitalism and Human Time: Reflections from Unequal Development

A recent post explored the concept of unequal development, under-development and the exploitation of the third world proposed by Amin several decades ago. In this post, we continue exploring Samir Amin’s  “Unequal Development: An Essay on the Social Formations of Peripheral Capitalism” from 1976, and focus upon his analysis of capitalism – what it is, how […]

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The Mystery of Capital (2000) de Soto

The Mystery of Capital (2000) de Soto

Talking with undergraduate and graduate students has led me to believe that fewer people are investing their time in books. Wikipedia provides the long version, and Twitter keeps us up to date. One important thing that we have lost, in development studies and generally, is a more grounded understanding of where ideas came from and how they […]

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