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Technological change can become 'fetishized' as a 'thing in itself', as an exogenous guiding force in the history of capitalism.

— David Harvey The Limits To Capital (2006)

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The accumulation of capital and misery go hand in hand, concentrated in space.

The Limits To Capital (2006)

Because the earth is not a product of labour it cannot have a value.

The Limits To Capital (2006)

The equilibrium between supply and demand is achieved only through a reaction against the upsetting of the equilibrium.

The Limits To Capital (2006)

Monetary relations have penetrated into every nook and cranny of the world and into almost every aspect of social, even private life.

The Limits To Capital (2006)

Skills that are monopolizable are anathema to capital.

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