The Economy Goes on Holiday

The pandemic has brought a sudden stop to some of the fundamentals not just of neoliberalism, but economic activity itself. What might this ‘holiday of exchange value’ tell us about the system we live in? Can economics be a ‘moral science’? And what next for the world system? James Butler is joined by Will Davies, Professor of Political Economy at Goldsmiths, to discuss.

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