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VUB, “Stewardship of Finance” Chair, ninth lecture, 21st February 2013
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THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR PLANET IS PROGRAMMED
Translated from the French by Tim Gupwell. In our capitalist system, the « advances » which are consented to by some, the holders of capital or « capitalists », in order to render a production process possible or to allow a consumer to consume are remunerated by interest payments. In my book Le prix (2010), I showed,…
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QUESTIONS STILL IN NEED TO BE SOLVED (I) ARE ALL EARNINGS TRULY DESERVED?
An English translation of my post QUESTIONS À RÉSOUDRE (I) TOUS CEUX QUI SONT RÉMUNÉRÉS LE MÉRITENT-ILS VRAIMENT? There is a question that neeeds to be answered at all costs; 19th century thinkers have devoted much thought towards its solution. Here it is: when we consider rent obtained by a landowner or by the owner…
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IT IS TIME TO RESTRUCTURE CAPITALISM
An English translation which can be read here of my post “Refonder le capitalisme”: Le moment est venu by Frankly. It Is Time to Restructure Capitalism Is there anything more depressing than the spectacle of the short-term remedies that are being applied at present with a view to saving the capitalist system, in the absence…
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NRC Handelsblad, “Dit kapitalisme is gedoemd te mislukken”, Saturday June 18th 2011
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Capitalism’s highs and lows
I was asked to make the introductory speech at the Conference “Heurs et malheurs du capitalisme”, which took place at Université Blaise Pascal in Clermont-Ferrand on February 4th. Bénédicte has been so kind as to translate the written version of my speech. Capitalism’s highs and lows? When we talk these days of its highs, it…
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LE CAPITALISME À L’AGONIE, Fayard 2011
A couple of weeks ago, my new book Le capitalisme à l’agonie came out, published by Fayard in Paris. Bénédicte has been so kind as to translate the summary I wrote for its backcover. Le capitalisme à l’agonie (Fayard 2011). Summary In 1989, at the fall of the Berlin Wall, capitalism was triumphant. Deprived by…