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The Sickness is the System: When Capitalism Fails to Save Us from Pandemics or Itself

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Richard D. Wolff
Richard D. Wolff

Richard D. Wolff is an American economist renowned for his application of Marxist economics and analysis of capitalist economic crises. His contributions to the field of economics include labor theory of value, the theory of surplus value, and theories of economic crises. Born on April 1, 1942, Wolff has served as a professor of economics at various universities. more

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