Capitalists behave like capitalists wherever they are. They pursue the expansion of value through exploitation without regard to the social consequences. (David Harvey)

Capitalists behave like capitalists wherever they are. They pursue the expansion of value through exploitation without regard to the social consequences.

David Harvey

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