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| | POPULAR UNREST IN AN AGE OF FALLING PROSPERITY This weekend, the authorities plan to field 89,000 police officers across France in response to anticipated further mass protests by the 'gilets jaunes'. In the capital, the Eiffel Tower will be closed and armoured cars deployed, whilst restaurateurs and shopkeepers are being urged to close their businesses...
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| | 12 Accumulation and sabotage | CAPITAL AS POWER
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| | [AI summary] The review of 'Capital as Power' by Bichler and Nitzan explores their theory of capitalism as a dynamic system of power accumulation and creorder. The book is praised for its engaging narrative, historical insights, and integration of diverse theoretical frameworks. Key themes include the quantification of power through markets, the role of creorder in shaping political systems, and the analysis of economic indicators over time. The review highlights the book's strengths in providing a framework for understanding capitalist logics and its potential for mathematical modeling using statistical mechanics. The reviewer recommends the book for its depth and content, despite its length, and suggests a middle way of reading the first chapter and additi...
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| Conflicts, though typically started easily, can be brutal, intractable, and difficult to end.