by
David Harvey
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The Question of Technology
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terms
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stagflation
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(stagnation + inflation) when inflation is high, the economic growth rate slows, and unemployment remains steadily high
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The problems of 'stagflation' in the core regions of capitalism in the 1970s were partially addressed by the opening up of world trade to a globalised structure of competition
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The problems of 'stagflation' in the core regions of capitalism in the 1970s were partially addressed by the opening up of world trade to a globalised structure of competition
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The problems of 'stagflation' in the core regions of capitalism in the 1970s were partially addressed by the opening up of world trade to a globalised structure of capitalism.
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The problems of 'stagflation' in the core regions of capitalism in the 1970s were partially addressed by the opening up of world trade to a globalised structure of capitalism.
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teleological
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the philosophical attempt to describe things in terms of their apparent intrinsic purpose, directive principle, or goal, irrespective of human use or opinion
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Marx hoped, of course, for some kind of socialist or communist revolution (and at various points took a somewhat teleological view of the inevitable progression towards communism)
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Marx hoped, of course, for some kind of socialist or communist revolution (and at various points took a somewhat teleological view of the inevitable progression towards communism)
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[...] when technology becomes an independent business, it no longer responds primarily to needs, but it creates innovations that have to find and define new markets. It has to create new wants, needs and desires not only on the part of producers (through productive consumption) but also, as we see all around us on a daily basis, on the part of final consumers. This business thrives upon and actively promotes the fetish belief in technological fixes for all problems.
[...] when technology becomes an independent business, it no longer responds primarily to needs, but it creates innovations that have to find and define new markets. It has to create new wants, needs and desires not only on the part of producers (through productive consumption) but also, as we see all around us on a daily basis, on the part of final consumers. This business thrives upon and actively promotes the fetish belief in technological fixes for all problems.