When Capitalism Met Covid
Covid-19 has exposed the frailties and myths of capitalism. Now is the time to break with the dominance of the market – and rebuild an economy where the state intervenes in the public interest.
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Costas Lapavitsas is a Professor of Economics at SOAS and former member of the Greek Parliament.
Covid-19 has exposed the frailties and myths of capitalism. Now is the time to break with the dominance of the market – and rebuild an economy where the state intervenes in the public interest.
The coronavirus crisis has revealed the fragility of a system built on decades of financialisation and globalisation – but the task for the Left is to offer a real alternative, argues Costas Lapavitsas.
Socialist critics of the EU won’t achieve a left-wing exit through a Tory deal which copperfastens neoliberal policies, argues Costas Lapavitsas.