[Feature] Realization Crises and the Transformation of Daily Life / David Harvey
The Quarterly Changbi 173, Autumn 2016
Abstract
This is the article by David Harvey, based on his lecture delivered in the conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of The Quarterly Changbi, held in Seoul. He insists we should break out of the illusion of limitless growth, and discover the way to control "accumulation for accumulation's sake", the structure of what capitalism is about, because "the spatial fixes", the very mechanism by which capitalism has coped with the crises of surplus accumulation so far, is now driving the world out of control. In particular, his insightful perspective on the city would be of great help with regard to setting the agenda of our own social movements; since the capitalist system produces wealth only through the realization of value, we should create cities for people to live in, not to invest in.