《2016 David Harvey 談資本主義危機 (英文)》.pdf

CONTESTING CAPITALISM IN THE LIGHT OF THE CRISIS: A CONVERSATION WITH DAVID HARVEY David Harvey is the Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Geography at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is author of numerous articles and books that develop a distinctively Marxist political economy. Some of his best-known works include: The New Imperialism (2003); A Brief History of Neoliberalism (2005); The Limits to Capital New Edition (2006); Social Justice and the City: Revised Edition (2009); A Companion to Marxs Capital (2010); The Enigma of Capital and the Crises of Capitalism (2010); and Rebel Cities: From the Right to the City to the Urban Revolution (2012). His next book will be a companion to volumes two and three of Marx s Capital. This interview, conducted by David Primrose in New York on 15 November, 2012, explores four major themes arising from Professor Harvey s work: neoliberalism, Marxism, spatial political economy and praxis. The Contemporary State of Neoliberalism DP: In light of the global financial crisis, many academics and political figures proclaimed the death of neoliberalism. Yet, almost six years later, it remains institutionalised at both the national and global levels. Could you please, first, explain how you understand neoliberalism? DH: My take is grounded in the idea that neoliberalism is a project of class power. It has been concerned with disempowering labour relative to capital, adopting policy measures such as privatisation in order to enable further capital accumulation and institutionalising wealth, privilege and power within the upper-classes with