The Urban Roots of the Fiscal Crisis
Lecture by David Harvey
The American University of Beirut
May 29, 2009
Sponsored by The Masters in Urban Planning and Policy and Urban Design in the Department of Architecture and Design and the Center for American Studies and Research.
How many fiscal disruptions over the last thirty years have been urban/property led? Why does this particular one takes the form it does? In what ways does this fits into a Marxist theory of urbanization under capitalism?
A close reading of the text of Karl Marx's Capital Volume I in 13 video lectures by David Harvey. Start here
David Harvey is a Distinguished Professor at the City University of New York (CUNY), Director of The Center for Place, Culture and Politics, and author of various books, articles, and lectures. He has been teaching Karl Marx's Capital for nearly 40 years. Read his CV.