Publication Date: 27/10/2020 ISBN: 9781839762055 Category:

The Corona Crash

Grace Blakeley

Publisher: Verso Books
Publication Date: 27/10/2020 ISBN: 9781839762055 Category:
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In The Corona Crash, leading economics commentator Grace Blakeley theorises about the epoch-making changes that the coronavirus brings in its wake. We are living through a unique moment in history. The pandemic has caused the deepest global recession since the Second World War. Meanwhile the human cost is reflected in a still-rising death toll, as many states find themselves unable – and some unwilling – to grapple with the effects of the virus. Whatever happens, we can never go back to business as usual. This crisis will tip us into a new era of monopoly capitalism, argues Blakeley, as the corporate economy collapses into the arms of the state, and the tech giants grow to unprecedented proportions.

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"One of the most inspiring, thought-provoking and insightful voices on the left" - Owen Jones, author of Chavs "Grace Blakeley asserts the need for Covid-19 to be a global wake-up call." - Guardian, Biggest Books of Autumn 2020 "As Grace Blakeley notes in her excellent new book, The Corona Crash, not all increases in the size of government are created equal." - Washington Post "[The Corona Crash] makes clear that we simply cannot go back to the way things were." - Huck "Blakeley asks the question: if we are already living in a planned economy, shouldn't those making the decisions be subject to scrutiny? Shouldn't the plans that determine how we live our lives be decided democratically?" - Labour Hub "An urgent read ... inspiring and thought-provoking, offering expansive resolutions in line with the Green New Deal that could transform our political, economic, and social systems." - Anna Cafolla, Dazed

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