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“Economics as a discipline has in effect become the study of capitalism. The two are taken as the same subject.”

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John Lanchester is a British journalist born on February 25, 1962. Known for his insightful observations of contemporary society and culture, his work spans across novels, criticism, and reporting. more

“Our belief in salvation through the market is very much in the Utopian tradition. The economists and managers are the servants of God. Like the medieval scholastics, their only job is to uncover the divine plan. They could never create or stop it. At most they might aspire to small alterations.”

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Book:The Unconscious Civilization

Source: The Unconscious Civilization

“To speak of 'limits to growth' under a capitalistic market economy is as meaningless as to speak of limits of warfare under a warrior society.”

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Author:Murray Bookchin

“The prevailing theory of capitalism suffers from one central and disabling flaw, a profound distrust and incomprehension of capitalism.”

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Book:Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How it is Revolutionizing our World

Source: Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How it is Revolutionizing our World

“Private property is a necessary institution, at least in a fallen world; men work more and dispute less when goods are private than when they are in common.”

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Book:Religion And The Rise Of Capitalism

Source: Religion And The Rise Of Capitalism

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